Metal cutting machine tools manufacturing · Kentucky

KRC - Independence

Independence, KY · ~92 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

KRC - Independence runs at 77% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Metal cutting machine tools manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

KRC - Independence: 2.5 TCR = 77% of Metal cutting machine tools manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

KRC - Independence safety composite

KRC - Independence scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).

D

52/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 62% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% 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%).

KRC - Independence held a steady TCR band

KRC - Independence's TCR held near 0.3 from 2.7 in 2023 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=2.7 · 2024=2.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333517 · Independence, KY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 77% of ind

  • DART 1.2 DART
  • RANK #3/6
  • PHOTO diamond pacific tool…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~92 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: diamond pacific tool corp (0.0 TCR gap)

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KRC - Independence in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows KRC - Independence averages 2.5 TCR (77% of the Metal cutting machine tools manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

KRC - Independence TCR series: 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 3.3

Where KRC - Independence falls in its industry

391 Metal cutting machine tools ma establishments

Safer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Metal cutting machine tools ma employers in Kentucky.

KRC - Independence (92 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 3.4 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 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate KRC - Independence
KRC - Independence (92 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 3.4

KRC - Independence has more employees than the Metal cutting machine tools manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 2.4 1.2 2 0 0
2023 2.7 2.7 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333517 · KY · Independence

391 Metal cutting machine tools manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 26 employers in Independence, 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 diamond pacific tool corp 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Riley Gear North 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR National Machinery LLC 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR EFCO dba/ERIE Press Systems 2.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE East Bend Generating Station 92 FTE
STATE-SIZE Judy Construction Company 92 FTE
STATE-SIZE Frederick & May Construction 92 FTE
STATE-SIZE Daicel Safety Systems Americas INC (Gas Generant Division) 92 FTE
CITY-NEAR 6458-NOKY 1,431 FTE
CITY-NEAR 406 740 FTE
CITY-NEAR 491-DC001 357 FTE
CITY-NEAR 014-00475 318 FTE
NAT-TCR Bellows Plumbing, Heating & Air - Santa Cruz 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Renal Home Patient - P and F (Waukegan IL USA - P and F) 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR League City 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Mapei West Chicago 2.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Franco Associates 92 FTE
NAT-SIZE Opera House Operator 92 FTE
NAT-SIZE Otis Elevator Company-San Antonio 92 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fred Wahl Marine Construction, Inc. 92 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, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.