School book publishers and printing combined · Kentucky
American Printing House for the Blind
Louisville, KY · ~316 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Printing House for the Blind runs at 334% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical School book publishers and printing combined workplace, earning a grade F.
American Printing House for the Blind: 2.3 TCR = 334% of School book publishers and printing combined BLS 0.7 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Printing House for the Blind safety composite
American Printing House for the Blind scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−1.4
2016→2024
American Printing House for the Blind injury rate improved
American Printing House for the Blind's TCR fell 1.4 from 3.4 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.4 · 2017=4.3 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 511130 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 2.3 · 334% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK P37
- PHOTO Whitaker Corporation
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~316 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Whitaker Corporation (0.1 TCR gap)
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American Printing House for the Blind in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- McFarland and
McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers
2.4 TCR
- This site
American Printing House for the Blind
2.3 TCR
- Whitaker Corpo
Whitaker Corporation
2.3 TCR
- Our Daily Brea
Our Daily Bread Ministries
2.1 TCR
- Miamisburg Off
Miamisburg Office
1.3 TCR
What this shows American Printing House for the Blind averages 2.3 TCR (334% of the School book publishers and printing combined BLS benchmark).
American Printing House for the Blind TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=4.3 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=2 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2 · BLS 0.7
Where American Printing House for the Blind falls in its industry
27 School book publishers and pri establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
American Printing House for the Blind has more employees than the School book publishers and printing comb median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.3. 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 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
511130 · KY · Louisville
27 School book publishers and printing combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, 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 | Whitaker Corporation | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Our Daily Bread Ministries | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miamisburg Office | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Henderson Plant | 316 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 024-00407 | 316 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KYBLU - BLUEGRASS | 316 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | 316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dorian Studio Las Vegas | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Inn at University Village | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Farm and Fleet of Standale | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 293008-Chicopee | MA | 293008 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Womelsdorf - John F Martin & Sons | 316 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Korbel Champagne Cellars | 316 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1502 - Roseville Fairway Drive | 316 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | YMCA of Reading and Berks County | 316 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.