Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing · Kentucky

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division

Richmond, KY · ~99 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
7.8
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division: 7.8 TCR = 235% of Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division safety composite

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division 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).

F

20/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 7.75 per 100 workers

Safer than 14% of industry peers

DART rate
F 8.91 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.8

2017→2024

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division injury rate improved

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division's TCR fell 0.8 from 9.8 in 2017 to 8.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=9.8 · 2020=7.2 · 2022=5.2 · 2024=8.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326291 · Richmond, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 235% of ind

  • DART 8.9 DART
  • RANK #7/8
  • PHOTO Toyo Automotive Part…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 26 inj
  • SIZE ~99 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Toyo Automotive Parts (USA), Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division averages 7.8 TCR (235% of the Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division TCR series: 2017=9.8 · 2020=7.2 · 2022=5.2 · 2024=8.9 · BLS 3.3

Where Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division falls in its industry

266 Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., establishments

Safer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., employers in Kentucky.

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division (99 employees, TCR 7.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 81 employees and a TCR of 3.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division
Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division (99 employees, TCR 7.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 81 employees and a TCR of 3.6

Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division has more employees than the Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 8.9 8.9 6 0 0
2022 5.2 3.9 4 0 0
2020 7.2 7.2 6 0 0
2017 9.8 9.8 10 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326291 · KY · Richmond

266 Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 100 employers in Richmond, 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 Toyo Automotive Parts (USA), Inc. 7.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Bedford Storage Investment dba Fostek Corp 7.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Vibracoustic 7.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Central Rubber Company 7.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Bremen, KY C1-011 99 FTE
STATE-SIZE International Paper Henderson Mill 99 FTE
STATE-SIZE Conco, Inc. 99 FTE
STATE-SIZE Piston Automotive 99 FTE
CITY-NEAR Blue Grass Chem. Demil. 947 FTE
CITY-NEAR Baptist Health Richmond 641 FTE
CITY-NEAR Baptist Heath Richmond 604 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chem Demil US KY Richmond KY KY997 539 FTE
NAT-TCR MILLERBURG 7.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Edwards Label-California 7.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Greenfield Care Center of South Gate 7.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Rouses Market #22 7.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Industrial Fence, Inc. 99 FTE
NAT-SIZE S05542 - WM South Sound 99 FTE
NAT-SIZE S02935 - Springdale Hauling 99 FTE
NAT-SIZE Recology Service Center 99 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2022, 2020, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.