Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Kentucky
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products
Bowling Green, KY · ~697 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products runs at 169% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products: 5.6 TCR = 169% of Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products safety composite
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products: 4.4 → 7.1 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2024
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products's TCR rose 2.7 from 4.4 in 2016 to 7.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332613 · Bowling Green, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 169% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #6/15
- PHOTO BST2
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 222 inj
- SIZE ~697 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BST2 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products
5.6 TCR
- BST2
BST2
5.6 TCR
- Opelika plant
Opelika plant
5.6 TCR
- Daewon America
Daewon America
5.6 TCR
- Mubea Coil Spr
Mubea Coil Springs
5.6 TCR
What this shows Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products averages 5.6 TCR (169% of the Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=7.5 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=7.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products falls in its industry
189 Automobile suspension springs, establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 15 Automobile suspension springs, employers in Kentucky.
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products has more employees than the Automobile suspension springs, heavy gau median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 40 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 32 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332613 · KY · Bowling Green
189 Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 331 employers in Bowling Green, 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 | BST2 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Opelika plant | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Daewon America | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mubea Coil Springs | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CVGGATEWAY | 697 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Taylor Regional Hospital | 696 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HealthSouth Cardinal Hill Rehab Hospital | 696 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lifepoint Health HSC North | 694 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Medical Center at Bowling Green | 1,872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,344 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MBM Fabricators Co. Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NEFAB Packaging North East | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenwood Health & Living | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westlake | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cook Inc. Spencer | 697 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Union Hospital Terre Haute | 697 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sturm, Ruger & Co. | 697 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC | 697 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.