Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing · Kentucky
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc
Berea, KY · ~1,003 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc: 3.8 TCR = 70% of Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc safety composite
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
−0.8
2018→2020
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc injury rate improved
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc's TCR fell 0.8 from 4.2 in 2018 to 3.4 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.2 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.2 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336330 · Berea, KY AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 3.8 · 70% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #13/17
- PHOTO Android Bowling Green
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 146 inj
- SIZE ~1,003 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Android Bowling Green (0.1 TCR gap)
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Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Chassix Georgi
Chassix Georgia Machining
3.9 TCR
- THK Rhythm Nor
THK Rhythm North America
3.9 TCR
- This site
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc
3.8 TCR
- Android Bowlin
Android Bowling Green
3.7 TCR
- Martinrea of H
Martinrea of Hopkinsville
3.7 TCR
What this shows Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc averages 3.8 TCR (70% of the Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc TCR series: 2018=4.2 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=3.4 · BLS 5.4
Where Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc falls in its industry
134 Automotive, truck and bus susp establishmentsSafer than 33% 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 #13 safest of 17 Automotive, truck and bus susp employers in Kentucky.
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc has more employees than the Automotive, truck and bus suspension ass median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336330 · KY · Berea
134 Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) 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 | Android Bowling Green | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chassix Georgia Machining | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Martinrea of Hopkinsville | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | THK Rhythm North America | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KYARP - AIR GROUP BUILDING | 1,004 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 1,004 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - SDF1 | 1,005 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 6097 | 1,005 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant | 938 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 | Peters Drilling | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jacoby Feed & Seed | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vectren Corporation - Dayton West | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The CORE Group- Metro NY | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Westside Regional Medical Center | 1,003 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AdventHealth Gordon | 1,003 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RTP | 1,003 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Little Rock (Arlit) | 1,003 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.