Correctional institutions · Kentucky
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Eddyville, KY · ~281 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kentucky State Penitentiary runs at 210% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Correctional institutions workplace, earning a grade F.
Kentucky State Penitentiary: 6.7 TCR = 210% of Correctional institutions BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kentucky State Penitentiary safety composite
Kentucky State Penitentiary scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−2.3
2016→2024
Kentucky State Penitentiary injury rate improved
Kentucky State Penitentiary's TCR fell 2.3 from 4.5 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 17.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.5 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=16.2 · 2022=17.4 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Eddyville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 210% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #10/18
- PHOTO USP Leavenworth,
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 122 inj
- SIZE ~281 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: USP Leavenworth, (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kentucky State Penitentiary in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- USP Leavenwort
USP Leavenworth,
6.8 TCR
- High Point Jai
High Point Jail
6.8 TCR
- York Correctio
York Correctional Institution
6.8 TCR
- Eyman
Eyman
6.8 TCR
- This site
Kentucky State Penitentiary
6.7 TCR
What this shows Kentucky State Penitentiary averages 6.7 TCR (210% of the Correctional institutions BLS benchmark).
Kentucky State Penitentiary TCR series: 2016=4.5 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=16.2 · 2022=17.4 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.2
Where Kentucky State Penitentiary falls in its industry
482 Correctional institutions establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 18 Correctional institutions employers in Kentucky.
Kentucky State Penitentiary has more employees than the Correctional institutions median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 10 | 73 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 12 | 68 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · KY · Eddyville
482 Correctional institutions employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 8 employers in Eddyville, 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 | USP Leavenworth, | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | High Point Jail | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | York Correctional Institution | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eyman | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 282 | 281 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 000010214 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE | 281 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KYTC District 11 | 281 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RNDC Louisville | 282 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BGB Trucking, Inc | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sekisui Eddyville W&T | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eddyville Celanese. (SMRU2365) | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | #080 Food Giant | 42 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | North West REC | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-West Forge Corporation | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jorgenson Construction Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spirit Lake Facility | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PGD | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hawthorne, New York (Labs) | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AAF Flanders Bartow | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Forest Park | 281 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.