Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Kentucky
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant
Glasgow, KY · ~477 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant runs at 31% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant: 1.7 TCR = 31% of Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant safety composite
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.7
2022→2024
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant injury rate improved
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant's TCR fell 0.7 from 1.8 in 2022 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=1.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336340 · Glasgow, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.7 · 31% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #6/19
- PHOTO Hayes Performance Sy…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~477 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hayes Performance Systems (0.0 TCR gap)
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Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant
1.7 TCR
- Hayes Performa
Hayes Performance Systems
1.7 TCR
- Sanoh America
Sanoh America
1.7 TCR
- Redford
Redford
1.7 TCR
- Advics Manufac
Advics Manufacturing Indiana
1.7 TCR
What this shows Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant averages 1.7 TCR (31% of the Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant TCR series: 2022=1.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 5.4
Where Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant falls in its industry
133 Brake pads and shoes, automoti establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 19 Brake pads and shoes, automoti employers in Kentucky.
Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant has more employees than the Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336340 · KY · Glasgow
133 Brake pads and shoes, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 66 employers in Glasgow, 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 | Hayes Performance Systems | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanoh America | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Redford | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advics Manufacturing Indiana | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bendix Commercial Vehicles Systems, LLC | 476 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Highland Heights | 480 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Danville | 474 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pearl Interactive Network | 481 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TJ Samson Community Hospital | 874 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akebono Brake - Glasgow Plant | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LSC Communications | 572 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 711 | 460 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DC 82 - Arden | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branch 3426 - Edison Branch | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mercury Plastics | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mukwonago Operations | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sysco Intermountain | 477 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PSL Plant St Lucie | 477 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cambro Manufacturing | 477 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CR Meyer - Oshkosh | 477 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.