automotive body paint and interior repair and maintenance · Kentucky
Lexington KY
Lexington, KY · ~68 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lexington KY runs at 246% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical automotive body paint and interior repair and maintenance workplace, earning a grade F.
Lexington KY: 5.2 TCR = 246% of automotive body paint and interior repair and maintenance BLS 2.1 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lexington KY safety composite
Lexington KY scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Lexington KY: 5.2 → 9.6 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 13.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.92× in 2024
Lexington KY's TCR rose 4.4 from 5.2 in 2016 to 9.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 811121 · Lexington, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.2 · 246% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO Carrera Custom Paint…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carrera Custom Painting (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lexington KY in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lexington KY
5.2 TCR
- Carrera Custom
Carrera Custom Painting
5.2 TCR
- Mike Johnson's
Mike Johnson's Collision Center
5.2 TCR
- Garner
Garner
5.2 TCR
- South Minneapo
South Minneapolis 3325
5.2 TCR
What this shows Lexington KY averages 5.2 TCR (246% of the automotive body paint and interior repair and maintenance BLS benchmark).
Lexington KY TCR series: 2016=5.2 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=13.2 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=11.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=2 · 2024=9.6 · BLS 2.1
Where Lexington KY falls in its industry
277 automotive body paint and inte establishmentsSafer than 31% 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 #6 safest of 8 automotive body paint and inte employers in Kentucky.
Lexington KY has more employees than the automotive body paint and interior repai 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 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
811121 · KY · Lexington
277 automotive body paint and interior repair and maintenance 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 | Carrera Custom Painting | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mike Johnson's Collision Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Garner | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | South Minneapolis 3325 | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Richgrove Tobacco | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mason Structure | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R. Brian Morrison | 68 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 | Lincoln Elementary | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Albert Lea | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ruppert Landscape - White Marsh | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westside Volkswagen | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Center KS Truss | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stericycle - Warren,OH | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Tank Cleaning Services | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Montgomery AL | 68 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.