Brackets made from purchased wire · Kentucky
Blue Grass Metals
Independence, KY · ~64 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue Grass Metals runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Brackets made from purchased wire workplace, earning a grade D.
Blue Grass Metals: 5.2 TCR = 159% of Brackets made from purchased wire BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue Grass Metals safety composite
Blue Grass Metals scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−4.5
2016→2024
Blue Grass Metals injury rate improved
Blue Grass Metals's TCR fell 4.5 from 8.5 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.5 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=7.1 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332618 · Independence, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 159% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #7/9
- PHOTO Kaspar Manufacturing
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kaspar Manufacturing (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blue Grass Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Kaspar Manufac
Kaspar Manufacturing
5.3 TCR
- Wire Products
Wire Products Supply Company
5.3 TCR
- Sacramento/Cor
Sacramento/Corporate Branch
5.3 TCR
- This site
Blue Grass Metals
5.2 TCR
- Wayne Wire Clo
Wayne Wire Cloth Products
5.2 TCR
What this shows Blue Grass Metals averages 5.2 TCR (159% of the Brackets made from purchased wire BLS benchmark).
Blue Grass Metals TCR series: 2016=8.5 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=5 · 2022=7.1 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=4 · BLS 3.3
Where Blue Grass Metals falls in its industry
270 Brackets made from purchased w establishmentsSafer than 33% 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 #7 safest of 9 Brackets made from purchased w employers in Kentucky.
Blue Grass Metals has more employees than the Brackets made from purchased wire 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 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332618 · KY · Independence
270 Brackets made from purchased wire employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 26 employers in Independence, 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 | Kaspar Manufacturing | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wire Products Supply Company | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wayne Wire Cloth Products | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sacramento/Corporate Branch | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kentucky Hatchery (CV) | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INTER-COUNTY ENERGY COOPERATIVE | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Service Center | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scott, Murphy and Daniel | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-NOKY | 1,431 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 406 | 740 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 491-DC001 | 357 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 014-00475 | 318 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | T&J Clifton Park | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gypsum Wholesalers, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Rapids | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Station 4 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Jayhawk Boxes Inc | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howmet - Branford | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stowe Woodward LLC LA (Andritz) | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jonesboro Roofing Co., Inc. | 64 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.