Underground mining machinery manufacturing · Kentucky
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp.
Lexington, KY · ~30 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Underground mining machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp.: 5.6 TCR = 170% of Underground mining machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. safety composite
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−7.6
2019→2024
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. injury rate improved
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp.'s TCR fell 7.6 from 7.6 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.6 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=8.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333131 · Lexington, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 170% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Townley Engineering
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Townley Engineering (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Numa Tool Comp
Numa Tool Company
5.7 TCR
- This site
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp.
5.6 TCR
- Townley Engine
Townley Engineering
5.6 TCR
- Superior Indus
Superior Industries- Pekin
5.4 TCR
- G Lopes Constr
G Lopes Construction Inc
5.4 TCR
What this shows Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. averages 5.6 TCR (170% of the Underground mining machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. TCR series: 2019=7.6 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=8.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. falls in its industry
105 Underground mining machinery m establishmentsSafer than 28% 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 #5 safest of 5 Underground mining machinery m employers in Kentucky.
Birtley Industrial Equipment Corp. has fewer employees than the Underground mining machinery manufacturi median and a higher 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333131 · KY · Lexington
105 Underground mining machinery manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 652 employers in Lexington, 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 | Townley Engineering | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Numa Tool Company | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Industries- Pekin | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G Lopes Construction Inc | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Brothers Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Homestead Family Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hwy 60 | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LGE-KU Magnolia Compressor Station | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Kentucky - Main Campus - Fayette County | 11,013 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UK Healthcare | 9,922 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central KY - Gatton Beaumont | 3,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central Ky - High Street | 3,895 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Osborne Electric Company | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAN030 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rosenbauer Aerials LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 215BIN | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pittsburgh Technologies Group | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alexandria Day Services | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Huntsman East Lansing Site | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lawton Mechanical Contractors | 30 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.