Foundation, building, wood, contractors · Kentucky
Buzick Construction
Bardstown, KY · ~284 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buzick Construction runs at 238% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Foundation, building, wood, contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Buzick Construction: 6.7 TCR = 238% of Foundation, building, wood, contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buzick Construction safety composite
Buzick Construction scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Buzick Construction held a steady TCR band
Buzick Construction's TCR held near 0.1 from 5.7 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2017=6.5 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=11.6 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=4.2 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=5.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238130 · Bardstown, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 238% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Quality Erectors & C…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 120 inj
- SIZE ~284 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Quality Erectors & Construction, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buzick Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lugo Framing
Lugo Framing
6.8 TCR
- This site
Buzick Construction
6.7 TCR
- Quality Erecto
Quality Erectors & Construction, Inc.
6.7 TCR
- Richard Hancoc
Richard Hancock, Inc.
6.6 TCR
- BLF INC
BLF INC
6.6 TCR
What this shows Buzick Construction averages 6.7 TCR (238% of the Foundation, building, wood, contractors BLS benchmark).
Buzick Construction TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=6.5 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=11.6 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=4.2 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Buzick Construction falls in its industry
387 Foundation, building, wood, co establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Foundation, building, wood, co employers in Kentucky.
Buzick Construction has more employees than the Foundation, building, wood, contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238130 · KY · Bardstown
387 Foundation, building, wood, contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 70 employers in Bardstown, 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 | Quality Erectors & Construction, Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richard Hancock, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BLF INC | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lugo Framing | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 497 | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 584 | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KYSPL - SHEPHERDSVILLE DIST CTR 10360 | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jewish Medical Center East | 284 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Fuji Seal | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heaven Hill Brands | 505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I | 498 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operation USA, LLC - Bardstown 1 | 494 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Arc Controls Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Merrill Gardens at Lafayette | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mtbut - Butte | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Centerfire Feedyard | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tnbar - Bartlett | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward-Kraft, Inc. | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cerenity Senior Care White Bear Lake | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Supply Chain West Jefferson NC | 284 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.