Distilling alcoholic beverages (except brandy) · Kentucky
BFD
Louisville, KY · ~70 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
BFD runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Distilling alcoholic beverages (except brandy) workplace, earning a grade D.
BFD: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Distilling alcoholic beverages (except brandy) BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
BFD safety composite
BFD scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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
−4.4
2016→2024
BFD injury rate improved
BFD's TCR fell 4.4 from 5.7 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=3.2 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312140 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #28/35
- PHOTO Lux Row Distillers, …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~70 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lux Row Distillers, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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BFD in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- McCormick Dist
McCormick Distilling Co., Inc.
4.9 TCR
- This site
BFD
4.8 TCR
- Lux Row Distil
Lux Row Distillers, LLC
4.8 TCR
- Nelson's Green
Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
4.7 TCR
- J Rieger & Co
J Rieger & Co
4.5 TCR
What this shows BFD averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Distilling alcoholic beverages (except brandy) BLS benchmark).
BFD TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=3.2 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where BFD falls in its industry
114 Distilling alcoholic beverages establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 35 Distilling alcoholic beverages employers in Kentucky.
BFD has fewer employees than the Distilling alcoholic beverages (except b median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
312140 · KY · Louisville
114 Distilling alcoholic beverages (except brandy) 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 | Lux Row Distillers, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McCormick Distilling Co., Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nelson's Green Brier Distillery | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J Rieger & Co | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Pipeline Construction Company | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bristol Group | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A & S Installation Services LLC | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rizzo Brothers Painting Contractors, Inc | 70 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 | Autumn Care of Raeford | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lowes Foods #250 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales Toledo | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #13 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | J. Poli, Inc. | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jarrett Fire Protection, LLC | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LTI | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LSP Transport | 70 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.