Acetylene manufacturing · Kentucky
Carbide Industries LLC
Calvert City, KY · ~26 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carbide Industries LLC runs at 206% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Acetylene manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Carbide Industries LLC: 6.8 TCR = 206% of Acetylene manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carbide Industries LLC safety composite
Carbide Industries LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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 6.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−11.2
2016→2024
Carbide Industries LLC injury rate improved
Carbide Industries LLC's TCR fell 11.2 from 16.2 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 16.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=16.2 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=16.8 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325120 · Calvert City, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.8 · 206% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/12
- PHOTO Linde Niagara Falls
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Linde Niagara Falls (0.1 TCR gap)
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Carbide Industries LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- OXARC, Inc.- P
OXARC, Inc.- PAS
7 TCR
- Berwick Acetyl
Berwick Acetylene Plant
7 TCR
- This site
Carbide Industries LLC
6.8 TCR
- Linde Niagara
Linde Niagara Falls
6.7 TCR
- HGI Louisville
HGI Louisville
6.6 TCR
What this shows Carbide Industries LLC averages 6.8 TCR (206% of the Acetylene manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Carbide Industries LLC TCR series: 2016=16.2 · 2017=0 · 2018=16.8 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Carbide Industries LLC falls in its industry
295 Acetylene manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 12 Acetylene manufacturing employers in Kentucky.
Carbide Industries LLC has fewer employees than the Acetylene manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.2 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325120 · KY · Calvert City
295 Acetylene manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 41 employers in Calvert City, 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 | Linde Niagara Falls | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OXARC, Inc.- PAS | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HGI Louisville | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Berwick Acetylene Plant | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 830 Grassy Springs | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 222-NiSource-Ashland KY-Service Cent | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3510 COLEMAN RD PADUCAH KY | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INTEC Group LLC | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company | 513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Vinyl's Inc. | 394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Calvert City | 374 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arkema Inc. Calvert City Plant | 257 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 90 Cafferty Road Operating Company, LP | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rossi Building - Rear - Plant Maintenance | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Department | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers, Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cobb South 298 | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DeForest | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NEW Cooperative, Inc. - Vincent | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant Services | 26 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.