Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing · Kentucky
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro
Middlesboro, KY · ~140 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro runs at 387% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro: 12.8 TCR = 387% of Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro safety composite
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
−2.5
2021→2024
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro injury rate improved
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro's TCR fell 2.5 from 12.8 in 2021 to 10.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 24.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=12.8 · 2022=24.0 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=10.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326122 · Middlesboro, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.8 · 387% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Polyethylene Technol…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~140 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Polyethylene Technology, Inc (0.1 TCR gap)
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Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Blue Diamond I
Blue Diamond Industries Aubrey
13.4 TCR
- Duraline
Duraline
13.2 TCR
- This site
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro
12.8 TCR
- Polyethylene T
Polyethylene Technology, Inc
12.7 TCR
- Allwire Inc
Allwire Inc
12.1 TCR
What this shows Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro averages 12.8 TCR (387% of the Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro TCR series: 2021=12.8 · 2022=24 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=10.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro falls in its industry
332 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufact establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufact employers in Kentucky.
Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro has more employees than the Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 10.3 | 5.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24.0 | 15.4 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.8 | 9.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326122 · KY · Middlesboro
332 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 26 employers in Middlesboro, 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 | Polyethylene Technology, Inc | 12.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duraline | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blue Diamond Industries Aubrey | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allwire Inc | 12.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Clay Ingels Company, LLC. | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brown Sprinkler Corporation (Company Totals) | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LONDON KY PLANT | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G&J Pepsi- Winchester | 140 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield - Middlesboro Packaged | 621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Packaged Meats - Middlesboro | 527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 739 | 336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 739 | 310 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Wendy's-120 | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dundee Resort Development LLC DBA Arapahoe Basin Ski Area | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Recovering Hope Treatment Center Inc | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Liberty Coating Company LLC | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Millsboro, DE - John J Williams Highway | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Autumn Care of Shallotte | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 901/904 Cotton O'Neil Clinic | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pepper Source Rogers | 140 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.