Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) · Tennessee
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · ~180 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) workplace, earning a grade C.
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga: 4.3 TCR = 96% of Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga safety composite
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga: 0.0 → 2.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.48× in 2023
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga's TCR rose 2.6 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488190 · Chattanooga, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.3 · 96% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #12/17
- PHOTO SFS-274BED
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 62 inj
- SIZE ~180 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SFS-274BED (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Star Aviation / Chattanooga in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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West Star Aviation / Chattanooga
4.3 TCR
- SFS-274BED
SFS-274BED
4.3 TCR
- 2073-EJ-207301
2073-EJ-20730180-MX
4.3 TCR
- ELP EL PASO I
ELP EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
4.3 TCR
- BWI
BWI
4.3 TCR
What this shows West Star Aviation / Chattanooga averages 4.3 TCR (96% of the Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS benchmark).
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=7 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=2.6 · BLS 4.5
Where West Star Aviation / Chattanooga falls in its industry
992 Aircraft maintenance and repai establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 17 Aircraft maintenance and repai employers in Tennessee.
West Star Aviation / Chattanooga has more employees than the Aircraft maintenance and repair services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488190 · TN · Chattanooga
992 Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 695 employers in Chattanooga, TN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | SFS-274BED | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2073-EJ-20730180-MX | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ELP EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BWI | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Tranzonic Companies - Knoxville Operations | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Covoro Mining Solutions LLC | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Masonite-Dickson | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TN82 INSTRUMENT MFG | 180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHATTANOOGA COKE | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHATTANOOGA FOOD | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USXpress | 7,385 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cardiology GB | 6,606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Flex | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1005 LEXINGTON, NC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SC Steel LLC | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mayo Clinic Health System-Sparta | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LNK - 145 Ricefield | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gervais School District | 180 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.