Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers · Kentucky
Big River Rubber & Gasket
Owensboro, KY · ~47 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big River Rubber & Gasket runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Big River Rubber & Gasket: 3.1 TCR = 141% of Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big River Rubber & Gasket safety composite
Big River Rubber & Gasket scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−0.8
2016→2023
Big River Rubber & Gasket injury rate improved
Big River Rubber & Gasket's TCR fell 0.8 from 4.2 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423840 · Owensboro, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.1 · 141% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #11/14
- PHOTO IN180
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: IN180 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big River Rubber & Gasket in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Big River Rubber & Gasket
3.1 TCR
- IN180
IN180
3.1 TCR
- ACOS Enterpris
ACOS Enterprises dba Swagelok Georgia
3.1 TCR
- Gillette
Gillette
3.1 TCR
- Hampton Rubber
Hampton Rubber Company
3.1 TCR
What this shows Big River Rubber & Gasket averages 3.1 TCR (141% of the Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Big River Rubber & Gasket TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3.4 · BLS 2.2
Where Big River Rubber & Gasket falls in its industry
589 Industrial supplies (except di establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 14 Industrial supplies (except di employers in Kentucky.
Big River Rubber & Gasket has more employees than the Industrial supplies (except disposable p median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423840 · KY · Owensboro
589 Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 184 employers in Owensboro, 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 | IN180 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ACOS Enterprises dba Swagelok Georgia | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gillette | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hampton Rubber Company | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Russellville | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cane Run | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glasgow Electric Plant Board | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Miranda Construction, LLC | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 2,305 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Public Schools | 969 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Independent | 903 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swedish Match | 816 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | WakeMed Garner Healthplex | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Craftsmen Utility Trailer-Sikeston | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cox Trucking Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KS Energy Services Appleton WI | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Heritage of Red Cloud | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ace Electric Inc. North Carolina | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rockaway Beach Blvd Construction Co | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IRSG Office | 47 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.