Pop, soda, manufacturing · Kentucky
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY
Lexington, KY · ~219 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY runs at 143% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pop, soda, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY: 4.7 TCR = 143% of Pop, soda, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY safety composite
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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%).
Rising injury rate
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY: 4.5 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY's TCR rose 0.5 from 4.5 in 2023 to 4.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312111 · Lexington, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 143% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #3/10
- PHOTO SHASTA BEVERAGES, INC.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~219 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SHASTA BEVERAGES, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY
4.7 TCR
- SHASTA BEVERAG
SHASTA BEVERAGES, INC.
4.7 TCR
- Swire Coca-Col
Swire Coca-Cola of Eugene
4.7 TCR
- DreamPak, LLC
DreamPak, LLC
4.7 TCR
- Hauchuca City
Hauchuca City
4.7 TCR
What this shows G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY averages 4.7 TCR (143% of the Pop, soda, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY TCR series: 2023=4.5 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY falls in its industry
516 Pop, soda, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Pop, soda, manufacturing employers in Kentucky.
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottlers- Lexington KY has more employees than the Pop, soda, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
312111 · KY · Lexington
516 Pop, soda, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 652 employers in Lexington, 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 | SHASTA BEVERAGES, INC. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Swire Coca-Cola of Eugene | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DreamPak, LLC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hauchuca City | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Schardein Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | 219 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PDS Consultants Inc #1 | 219 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GUBMK Constructors - TVA Shawnee Fossil Plant | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G&J Pepsi- Lexington | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Kentucky - Main Campus - Fayette County | 11,013 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UK Healthcare | 9,922 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central KY - Gatton Beaumont | 3,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central Ky - High Street | 3,895 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | IFABM | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lakewood 2 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | El Campo Farms, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bi-Metallix Vishay Dale Electronics | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McClarin Plastics LLC | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Berry Global Sioux Falls | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 148a Lci | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Molex West Bond | 219 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.