Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufacturing · Kentucky
Kentucky BioProcessing
Owensboro, KY · ~37 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kentucky BioProcessing runs at 52% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Kentucky BioProcessing: 1.7 TCR = 52% of Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kentucky BioProcessing safety composite
Kentucky BioProcessing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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%).
Kentucky BioProcessing held a steady TCR band
Kentucky BioProcessing's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312230 · Owensboro, KY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 52% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Gallatin Redrying an…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gallatin Redrying and Storage Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kentucky BioProcessing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hail & Cotton,
Hail & Cotton, LLC
1.9 TCR
- R.C. Owen Comp
R.C. Owen Company
1.9 TCR
- Gallatin Redry
Gallatin Redrying and Storage Company
1.8 TCR
- This site
Kentucky BioProcessing
1.7 TCR
- Tobaccoville M
Tobaccoville Manufacturing
1.6 TCR
What this shows Kentucky BioProcessing averages 1.7 TCR (52% of the Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kentucky BioProcessing TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Kentucky BioProcessing falls in its industry
53 Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufa establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufa employers in Kentucky.
Kentucky BioProcessing has fewer employees than the Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.1. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
312230 · KY · Owensboro
53 Pipe tobacco, prepared, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 184 employers in Owensboro, 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 | Gallatin Redrying and Storage Company | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tobaccoville Manufacturing | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hail & Cotton, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R.C. Owen Company | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Big Rivers Electric Corporation - ET&S | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CW Assemblies LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2850 RUSSELLVILLE BOWLING GREEN KY | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ontrac Inc Dba Blitz Builders Inc | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 2,305 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Public Schools | 969 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Independent | 903 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swedish Match | 816 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RIE Coatings, LLC Eden Valley | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Staco Energy Products | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | First Warren Corporation | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CenterPoint Energy - Noblesville | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BC Supply | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Johnny Rockets #241 Excalibur | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Finis | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nick's Welding & Fabricating Hixton | 37 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.