Detention centers · Kentucky
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention
Lexington, KY · ~270 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention runs at 297% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Detention centers workplace, earning a grade F.
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention: 9.5 TCR = 297% of Detention centers BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention safety composite
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
−4.1
2023→2024
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention injury rate improved
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention's TCR fell 4.1 from 11.6 in 2023 to 7.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=11.6 · 2024=7.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Lexington, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 297% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #13/18
- PHOTO Northwestern Minneso…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~270 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- California Sub
California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran
9.6 TCR
- KGJL DETENTIO
KGJL DETENTION CENTER - JAIL
9.6 TCR
- This site
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention
9.5 TCR
- Northwestern M
Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center
9.5 TCR
- Sangamon Count
Sangamon County Sheriff
9.4 TCR
What this shows Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention averages 9.5 TCR (297% of the Detention centers BLS benchmark).
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention TCR series: 2023=11.6 · 2024=7.5 · BLS 3.2
Where Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention falls in its industry
482 Detention centers establishmentsSafer than 29% 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 #13 safest of 18 Detention centers employers in Kentucky.
Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government - Community Corrections - Adult Detention has more employees than the Detention centers 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 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · KY · Lexington
482 Detention centers 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 | Northwestern Minnesota Juvenile Center | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KGJL DETENTION CENTER - JAIL | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sangamon County Sheriff | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Flynn Brothers Contracting | 270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.M. Smucker, LLC | 270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | White Drive Motors & Steering | 270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 507 | 270 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 | Mercy Circle | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hansen Dam Golf Maintenance | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Best Pots Inc | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stryten Energy | 270 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - TPA6 | 270 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DMI7 | 270 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - GYR4 | 270 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.