Machine shops · Kentucky

CGS Machine and Tool Inc.

Bowling Green, KY · ~50 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

CGS Machine and Tool Inc. runs at 173% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.

CGS Machine and Tool Inc.: 5.7 TCR = 173% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

CGS Machine and Tool Inc. safety composite

CGS Machine and Tool Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).

D

49/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 26% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

−2.7

2016→2024

CGS Machine and Tool Inc. injury rate improved

CGS Machine and Tool Inc.'s TCR fell 2.7 from 4.8 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.8 · 2017=11.7 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=8.4 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Bowling Green, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 173% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #27/34
  • PHOTO GCM Medical & OEM, I…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 28 inj
  • SIZE ~50 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: GCM Medical & OEM, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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CGS Machine and Tool Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows CGS Machine and Tool Inc. averages 5.7 TCR (173% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

CGS Machine and Tool Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2017=11.7 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=8.4 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=2 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3

Where CGS Machine and Tool Inc. falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 34 Machine shops employers in Kentucky.

CGS Machine and Tool Inc. (50 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate CGS Machine and Tool Inc.
CGS Machine and Tool Inc. (50 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

CGS Machine and Tool Inc. has more employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 2.1 0.0 1 0 0
2023 2.0 0.0 1 0 0
2022 3.6 0.0 2 0 0
2021 6.1 4.0 3 0 0
2020 8.4 4.2 4 0 0
2019 6.6 5.0 4 0 0
2018 6.4 1.6 4 0 0
2017 11.7 5.0 6 1 0
2016 4.8 1.6 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · KY · Bowling Green

1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 331 employers in Bowling Green, 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 GCM Medical & OEM, Inc. 5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ephrata Precision Parts Inc 5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Horizon Systems Machining 5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Topos Mondial Corp. 5.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Cumberland Valley Electric 50 FTE
STATE-SIZE Heimbrock, Inc. 50 FTE
STATE-SIZE E-Z Construction Company, Inc. 50 FTE
STATE-SIZE STANDAFER BUILDERS INC 50 FTE
CITY-NEAR Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green 2,237 FTE
CITY-NEAR The Medical Center at Bowling Green 1,872 FTE
CITY-NEAR Magna Bowling Green Metalforming 1,441 FTE
CITY-NEAR Bowling Green Metalforming 1,344 FTE
NAT-TCR Kellex Seating 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Tecta America WeatherGuard 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Pioneer Transformer Co. 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR IKEA #154 Elizabeth 5.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Broadway Store 50 FTE
NAT-SIZE Industrial Steel LLC 50 FTE
NAT-SIZE Corner Market #6074 50 FTE
NAT-SIZE Grocery Depot #6069 50 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.