Skilled nursing facilities · Kentucky
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center
Hanson, KY · ~134 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 12.3
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Skilled nursing facilities workplace, earning a grade D.
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center: 12.3 TCR = 190% of Skilled nursing facilities BLS 6.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center safety composite
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 25.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center: 2.8 → 27.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 27.4 TCR · DART/TCR 2.06× in 2024
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center's TCR rose 24.7 from 2.8 in 2018 to 27.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.06× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623110 · Hanson, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 12.3 · 190% of ind
- DART 25.5 DART
- RANK #271/340
- PHOTO The Grand Rehabilita…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 52 inj
- SIZE ~134 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Batavia (0.0 TCR gap)
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Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center
12.3 TCR
- The Grand Reha
The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Batavia
12.3 TCR
- Gencare Inc -
Gencare Inc - Tacoma
12.3 TCR
- Genoa Retireme
Genoa Retirement Village
12.3 TCR
- Glen Arden Inc
Glen Arden Inc
12.3 TCR
What this shows Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center averages 12.3 TCR (190% of the Skilled nursing facilities BLS benchmark).
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center TCR series: 2018=2.8 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=6.9 · 2022=21.7 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=27.4 · BLS 6.5
Where Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center falls in its industry
15,252 Skilled nursing facilities establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #271 safest of 340 Skilled nursing facilities employers in Kentucky.
Joesph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center has more employees than the Skilled nursing facilities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.6. 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 | 27.4 | 25.5 | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21.7 | 17.1 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623110 · KY · Hanson
15,252 Skilled nursing facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 4 employers in Hanson, 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 | The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Batavia | 12.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gencare Inc - Tacoma | 12.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Genoa Retirement Village | 12.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Glen Arden Inc | 12.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper- Maysville Mill | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carbide Industries - Louisville Facility | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Biosciences, Inc. | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TBA Harrodsburg | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RCV | 858 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 655 | 334 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 655 | 323 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Batavia | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunlit Gardens | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | COD027 | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lindsey Doors | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Renaissance Village Complex | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pittston, PA - Enterprise Way | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Royer | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Giddings Campus | 134 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.