Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers · Kentucky

Cole Lumber Company, Inc.

Name: Cole Lumber Company, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
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Scottsville, KY · ~125 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.1
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Cole Lumber Company, Inc. runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Cole Lumber Company, Inc.: 6.1 TCR = 279% of Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Cole Lumber Company, Inc. safety composite

Cole Lumber Company, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).

46/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.14 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% of industry peers
DART rate: C 1.53 per 100 workers

Safer than 58% 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

−4.6

2023→2024

Cole Lumber Company, Inc. injury rate improved

Cole Lumber Company, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.6 from 8.5 in 2023 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=8.5 · 2024=3.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423310 · Scottsville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 6.1 · 279% of ind

DART 1.5 DART
RANK #3/8
PHOTO 4702 FRESNO TRUSS
BOOK 2y book
INJ 12 inj
SIZE ~125 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 4702 FRESNO TRUSS (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.1
4702 FRESNO TR

6.1
Jacksonville B

6.1
83 - Schofield

6.1
Division 07

6.1

What this shows Cole Lumber Company, Inc. averages 6.1 TCR (279% of the Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Cole Lumber Company, Inc. TCR series: 2023=8.5 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 2.2

Where Cole Lumber Company, Inc. falls in its industry

1,225 Lumber (e.g., dressed, finishe establishments

Safer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 8 Lumber (e.g., dressed, finishe employers in Kentucky.

Cole Lumber Company, Inc. (125 employees, TCR 6.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 41 employees and a TCR of 4.2

Cole Lumber Company, Inc. has more employees than the Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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	3.8	1.5	5	0	0
2023	8.5	1.2	7	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423310 · KY · Scottsville

1,225 Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 28 employers in Scottsville, KY · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	4702 FRESNO TRUSS	FRESNO, CA	6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Jacksonville Branch	YULEE, FL	6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	83 - Schofield Diamond Kote	SCHOFIELD, WI	6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Division 07	UNION CITY, GA	6.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Corporate	LEXINGTON	125 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Pratt Industries (Target Container) Display Division	HEBRON	125 FTE
STATE-SIZE	LL FLEX LLC	LOUISVILLE	125 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Carbide Industries, LLC	LOUISVILLE	125 FTE
CITY-NEAR	J.M. Smucker Co.	Scottsville	538 FTE
CITY-NEAR	The J.M. Smucker Company - Uncrustables	Scottsville	536 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Scottsville, DC	Scottsville	514 FTE
CITY-NEAR	JM Smucker Company	Scottsville	510 FTE
NAT-TCR	Landmark Hospital of Cape Girardeau	Cape Girardeau, MO	6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Nyith - Ithaca	Ithaca, NY	6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Sjc San Jose International Airport	San Jose, CA	6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Engstrom Family Market	West Sacramento, CA	6.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	ST Tissue	Franklin, VA	125 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Henderson TX Truss	Henderson, TX	125 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Delta Manor	Clarksdale, MS	125 FTE
NAT-SIZE	University Park	Saint Paul, MN	125 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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