Employer · Kentucky
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie)
Lexington, KY · ~312 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade D.
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie): 4.4 TCR = 133% of industry BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) safety composite
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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%).
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) held a steady TCR band
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie)'s TCR held near 0.3 from 4.6 in 2016 to 4.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.6 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=7.0 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322219 · Lexington, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 133% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Aspen Products, Inc.…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 97 inj
- SIZE ~312 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Aspen Products, Inc. Georgia (0.1 TCR gap)
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KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Aspen Products
Aspen Products, Inc. Georgia
4.5 TCR
- This site
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie)
4.4 TCR
- Caraustar Phoe
Caraustar Phoenix Tube Plant
4.3 TCR
- IPG Chicopee
IPG Chicopee
4.2 TCR
- Duerr Packagin
Duerr Packaging Co., Inc
4.2 TCR
What this shows KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) averages 4.4 TCR (133% of the industry BLS benchmark).
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=7 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) falls in its industry
140 industry establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 industry employers in Kentucky.
KY042 Lexington Plant & DC (Dixie) has more employees than the industry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322219 · KY · Lexington
140 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 652 employers in Lexington, 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 | Aspen Products, Inc. Georgia | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caraustar Phoenix Tube Plant | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IPG Chicopee | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duerr Packaging Co., Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 720 | 312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Whitesburg ARH | 312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Preload LLC | 313 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charles Deweese Construction, Inc. | 313 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Kentucky - Main Campus - Fayette County | 11,013 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UK Healthcare | 9,922 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central KY - Gatton Beaumont | 3,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central Ky - High Street | 3,895 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tremont PA Warehouse Complex # 874 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lincoln Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Community | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prime Now LLC - UCA2 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hanes Erie, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 070 | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bacon County Hospital & Health System | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paragon Medical - Cases & Trays - Pierceton | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bakery Express - Mid Atlantic | 312 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.