Motor vehicle interior systems (e.g., headliners, panels, seats, trims) manufacturing · Kentucky
American HOWA Kentucky
Bowling Green, KY · ~194 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American HOWA Kentucky runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Motor vehicle interior systems (e.g., headliners, panels, seats, trims) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
American HOWA Kentucky: 2.4 TCR = 45% of Motor vehicle interior systems (e.g., headliners, panels, seats, trims) manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American HOWA Kentucky safety composite
American HOWA Kentucky scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% 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%).
American HOWA Kentucky held a steady TCR band
American HOWA Kentucky's TCR held near 0.3 from 1.2 in 2019 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.2 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336360 · Bowling Green, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.4 · 45% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/25
- PHOTO Yanfeng U.S.Automoti…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~194 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Yanfeng U.S.Automotive Interiors Systems II LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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American HOWA Kentucky in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Faurecia Autom
Faurecia Automotive Seating
2.5 TCR
- Seoyon E Hwa
Seoyon E Hwa
2.5 TCR
- BE Aerospace -
BE Aerospace - WS Westpoint
2.5 TCR
- This site
American HOWA Kentucky
2.4 TCR
- Yanfeng U.S.Au
Yanfeng U.S.Automotive Interiors Systems II LLC
2.4 TCR
What this shows American HOWA Kentucky averages 2.4 TCR (45% of the Motor vehicle interior systems (e.g., headliners, panels, seats, trims) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
American HOWA Kentucky TCR series: 2019=1.2 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=1 · BLS 5.4
Where American HOWA Kentucky falls in its industry
384 Motor vehicle interior systems establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 25 Motor vehicle interior systems employers in Kentucky.
American HOWA Kentucky has fewer employees than the Motor vehicle interior systems (e.g., he median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336360 · KY · Bowling Green
384 Motor vehicle interior systems (e.g., headliners, panels, seats, trims) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 331 employers in Bowling Green, 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 | Yanfeng U.S.Automotive Interiors Systems II LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Faurecia Automotive Seating | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seoyon E Hwa | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BE Aerospace - WS Westpoint | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Avantor Performance Materials | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-2245 | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 024-00339 | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wayne County Hospital | 194 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Medical Center at Bowling Green | 1,872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,344 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Adams Magnetic Products LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Indiana Power | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Phillips Chevrolet, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Neaub - Auburn | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Interplex Engineered Products | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EBW Electronics, Inc | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LifeLine Ambulance | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Txode - Odessa Center | 194 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.