Commercial building construction · Kentucky
A&K Construction
Paducah, KY · ~109 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A&K Construction runs at 253% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Commercial building construction workplace, earning a grade F.
A&K Construction: 7.3 TCR = 253% of Commercial building construction BLS 2.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A&K Construction safety composite
A&K Construction scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.0
2016→2024
A&K Construction injury rate improved
A&K Construction's TCR fell 2.0 from 8.5 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.5 · 2017=7.7 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=9.4 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Paducah, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 253% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #62/71
- PHOTO KEL-TECH CONSTRUCTIO…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 62 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: KEL-TECH CONSTRUCTION, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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A&K Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
A&K Construction
7.3 TCR
- KEL-TECH CONST
KEL-TECH CONSTRUCTION, INC.
7.3 TCR
- LM Constructio
LM Construction Co LLC -Corporate Office
7.3 TCR
- 1134 - BELFOR
1134 - BELFOR Wallingford CT
7.3 TCR
- Mountain State
Mountain States Const. Co.
7.3 TCR
What this shows A&K Construction averages 7.3 TCR (253% of the Commercial building construction BLS benchmark).
A&K Construction TCR series: 2016=8.5 · 2017=7.7 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=9.4 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 2.9
Where A&K Construction falls in its industry
4,692 Commercial building constructi establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #62 safest of 71 Commercial building constructi employers in Kentucky.
A&K Construction has more employees than the Commercial building construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · KY · Paducah
4,692 Commercial building construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 198 employers in Paducah, KY · 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 | KEL-TECH CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LM Construction Co LLC -Corporate Office | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1134 - BELFOR Wallingford CT | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mountain States Const. Co. | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Messer Construction - Louisville, KY | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Landmark Sprinkler Inc. | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Mechanical Construction, Inc - Glasgow | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Castle and Key Distillery | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ingram barge Company | 2,071 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Paducah Hospital | 1,605 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Paducah | 1,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Heatlh Paducah | 1,398 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cuyahoga Falls Oh - 3347 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oakmont of East Sacramento | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JBCO | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R & J Trucking Dayton Terminal | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 61 Degrees North LLC | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 30021 Florida Bakehouse | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10471 Governors Ranch | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PRIDE Electric | 109 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.