Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium, silicon, tungsten) manufacturing · Kentucky
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility
Louisville, KY · ~134 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium, silicon, tungsten) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility: 4.5 TCR = 138% of Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium, silicon, tungsten) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility safety composite
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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%).
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility held a steady TCR band
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility's TCR held near 0.3 from 4.7 in 2023 to 4.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=4.7 · 2024=4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 138% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #12/13
- PHOTO Thatcher Company of …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~134 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Thatcher Company of California, Inc. Stockton (0.0 TCR gap)
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Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Reaxis McDonal
Reaxis McDonald
4.6 TCR
- This site
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility
4.5 TCR
- Thatcher Compa
Thatcher Company of California, Inc. Stockton
4.5 TCR
- Pencco, Inc. -
Pencco, Inc. - Bardwell
4.5 TCR
- LANXESS Corpor
LANXESS Corporation - Oxone
4.5 TCR
What this shows Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility averages 4.5 TCR (138% of the Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium, silicon, tungsten) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility TCR series: 2023=4.7 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility falls in its industry
418 Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium establishmentsSafer than 16% 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 #12 safest of 13 Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium employers in Kentucky.
Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility has more employees than the Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium, silicon, 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 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · KY · Louisville
418 Carbides (e.g., boron, calcium, silicon, tungsten) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, 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 | Thatcher Company of California, Inc. Stockton | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reaxis McDonald | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pencco, Inc. - Bardwell | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LANXESS Corporation - Oxone | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper- Maysville Mill | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Biosciences, Inc. | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TBA Harrodsburg | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2700 Crescent Springs Pike | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | San Isabel Electric Association- Pueblo West Administration | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pac N Save | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlan General Conces | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2685 Methuen | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Daimay North America Automotive Inc | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rassini Brakes LLC | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Caton Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant 324 | 134 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.