Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers · Kentucky
Bardstown
Bardstown, KY · ~209 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bardstown runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Bardstown: 3.7 TCR = 168% of Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bardstown safety composite
Bardstown scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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)
- C 3.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Bardstown: 1.3 → 6.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.17× in 2024
Bardstown's TCR rose 5.2 from 1.3 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423820 · Bardstown, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.7 · 168% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #7/12
- PHOTO Joe's Refrigeration …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~209 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Joe's Refrigeration Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bardstown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bardstown
3.7 TCR
- Joe's Refriger
Joe's Refrigeration Inc
3.7 TCR
- Border Plains
Border Plains Equipment - Williston
3.7 TCR
- HTI - NEVADA
HTI - NEVADA
3.7 TCR
- DBA H & R Agri
DBA H & R Agripower - Poseyville (J L Farm Equipment)
3.7 TCR
What this shows Bardstown averages 3.7 TCR (168% of the Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Bardstown TCR series: 2016=1.3 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=3.9 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=1 · 2023=0 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Bardstown falls in its industry
700 Farm machinery and equipment m establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 12 Farm machinery and equipment m employers in Kentucky.
Bardstown has more employees than the Farm machinery and equipment merchant wh median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423820 · KY · Bardstown
700 Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 70 employers in Bardstown, 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 | Joe's Refrigeration Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Border Plains Equipment - Williston | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HTI - NEVADA | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DBA H & R Agripower - Poseyville (J L Farm Equipment) | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brown-Forman Cooperage | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aluminum Diecast | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NHK Spring Precision of America | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 024-00408 | 209 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Fuji Seal | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heaven Hill Brands | 505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I | 498 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operation USA, LLC - Bardstown 1 | 494 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wray Rehabilitation & Activities Center, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sparks Terminal | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southeast Georgia Brunswick Campus - Laundry | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henry Graphics, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Cumberland Rest dba Trinity Terrace | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Joseph's Villa | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VectorCSP | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 156 - Bowling Green | 209 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.