Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors · Kentucky
Kelsey Construction
Shepherdsville, KY · ~65 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kelsey Construction runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Kelsey Construction: 5.2 TCR = 187% of Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kelsey Construction safety composite
Kelsey Construction scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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)
- F 5.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.4
2016→2024
Kelsey Construction injury rate improved
Kelsey Construction's TCR fell 1.4 from 7.2 in 2016 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.2 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=6.3 · 2021=10.7 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Shepherdsville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 187% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #18/23
- PHOTO Michels Drilled Foun…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Michels Drilled Foundations- Montgomery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kelsey Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- M & O Construc
M & O Construction Co., Inc.
5.3 TCR
- This site
Kelsey Construction
5.2 TCR
- Michels Drille
Michels Drilled Foundations- Montgomery
5.2 TCR
- Hershey Excava
Hershey Excavating, LLC
5.2 TCR
- The LandTek Gr
The LandTek Group, Inc
5.2 TCR
What this shows Kelsey Construction averages 5.2 TCR (187% of the Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors BLS benchmark).
Kelsey Construction TCR series: 2016=7.2 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=6.3 · 2021=10.7 · 2022=5 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Kelsey Construction falls in its industry
1,750 Excavating, earthmoving, or la establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 23 Excavating, earthmoving, or la employers in Kentucky.
Kelsey Construction has more employees than the Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · KY · Shepherdsville
1,750 Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 77 employers in Shepherdsville, 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 | Michels Drilled Foundations- Montgomery | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hershey Excavating, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The LandTek Group, Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | M & O Construction Co., Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowlin Group LLC | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ion Apex Electric | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KIGHT COMPONENT PLANT 536 | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stark Truss Co., Inc. Franklin, KY | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SDF9 | 2,577 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SDF9 | 2,077 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SDF4 | 929 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna LVSS | 830 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 06 Gering, NE | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mspas - Pascagoula | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arlit - Little Rock | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holden Electric Co., Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Retech Systems LLC | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FSW Framing | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale First Colony | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fontaine Weatherproofing Inc. | 65 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.