Bars, concrete reinforcing (rebar), made from purchased steel in steel rolling mills · Kentucky
Cardinal Manufacturing
Louisville, KY · ~73 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cardinal Manufacturing runs at 228% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bars, concrete reinforcing (rebar), made from purchased steel in steel rolling mills workplace, earning a grade F.
Cardinal Manufacturing: 7.5 TCR = 228% of Bars, concrete reinforcing (rebar), made from purchased steel in steel rolling mills BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cardinal Manufacturing safety composite
Cardinal Manufacturing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−8.3
2021→2024
Cardinal Manufacturing injury rate improved
Cardinal Manufacturing's TCR fell 8.3 from 9.7 in 2021 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=9.7 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=11.6 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331221 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 228% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO Precision Powdered M…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Precision Powdered Metal Parts, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cardinal Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Charter Wire L
Charter Wire LLC
7.6 TCR
- Erect A Line I
Erect A Line Inc
7.6 TCR
- This site
Cardinal Manufacturing
7.5 TCR
- Precision Powd
Precision Powdered Metal Parts, Inc
7.5 TCR
- Rathbone Preci
Rathbone Precision Metals, Inc.
7.3 TCR
What this shows Cardinal Manufacturing averages 7.5 TCR (228% of the Bars, concrete reinforcing (rebar), made from purchased steel in steel rolling mills BLS benchmark).
Cardinal Manufacturing TCR series: 2021=9.7 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=11.6 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Cardinal Manufacturing falls in its industry
206 Bars, concrete reinforcing (re establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Bars, concrete reinforcing (re employers in Kentucky.
Cardinal Manufacturing has fewer employees than the Bars, concrete reinforcing (rebar), made median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331221 · KY · Louisville
206 Bars, concrete reinforcing (rebar), made from purchased steel in steel rolling mills 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 | Precision Powdered Metal Parts, Inc | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Charter Wire LLC | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Erect A Line Inc | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rathbone Precision Metals, Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LGE-KU, Electric System Control, Simpsonville | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scott & Ritter, Inc. | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Truss | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Interplastic Corporation Fort Wright | 73 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 | O'Neal's Feeders Supply, Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henry Ford Maple Grove | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Englewood Health Care Center | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Minneola District Hospital #2 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Premium Waters Incorporated | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4025 Earlham College | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Troxel Logistics, LLC | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A&N Electric Cooperative | 73 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.