Shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Kentucky
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant
Berea, KY · ~938 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant runs at 40% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant: 2.1 TCR = 40% of Shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant safety composite
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−0.9
2022→2024
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant injury rate improved
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant's TCR fell 0.9 from 2.7 in 2022 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=2.7 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336330 · Berea, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.1 · 40% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #6/17
- PHOTO F&P Georgia MFG
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 70 inj
- SIZE ~938 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: F&P Georgia MFG (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- F&P Georgia MF
F&P Georgia MFG
2.2 TCR
- Dura Automotiv
Dura Automotive Systems
2.2 TCR
- This site
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant
2.1 TCR
- Canton R&D
Canton R&D
2.1 TCR
- Meritor Heavy
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC
2.1 TCR
What this shows Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant averages 2.1 TCR (40% of the Shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant TCR series: 2022=2.7 · 2023=2 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 5.4
Where Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant falls in its industry
134 Shock absorbers, automotive, t establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 17 Shock absorbers, automotive, t employers in Kentucky.
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant has more employees than the Shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336330 · KY · Berea
134 Shock absorbers, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 42 employers in Berea, 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 | F&P Georgia MFG | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Canton R&D | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dura Automotive Systems | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 6066 | 939 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hazard Regional Medical Center | 940 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KYTC Central Office | 945 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Grass Chem. Demil. | 947 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc | 1,003 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hyster-Yale Group | 902 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hyster-Yale Group Berea, KY Operations | 828 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hyster-Yale Group Berea | 740 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Webco Industries, Inc. - Kellyville Specialty Tube | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franjo Construction | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ottawa Dental Laboratory, LLC - Norris Location | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elf's Landscaping, Inc | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 938 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NOMS Healthcare | 938 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aleut Federal, LLC (ALL PERSONNEL - ALL SUBSIDIARIES) | 938 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GKN Aerospace Chem Tronics | 938 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.