Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Kentucky
Lexington LEX
Lexington, KY · ~66 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lexington LEX runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade D.
Lexington LEX: 7.1 TCR = 157% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lexington LEX safety composite
Lexington LEX scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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 LEX: 6.5 → 7.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 17.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
Lexington LEX's TCR rose 1.0 from 6.5 in 2016 to 7.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 17.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Lexington, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.1 · 157% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #35/49
- PHOTO LNO
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LNO (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lexington LEX in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lexington LEX
7.1 TCR
- LNO
LNO
7.1 TCR
- Erie PA FXFE-E
Erie PA FXFE-ERI
7.1 TCR
- Central Freigh
Central Freight Lines Inc. - Greensboro
7.1 TCR
- 18-PORTLAND
18-PORTLAND
7.1 TCR
What this shows Lexington LEX averages 7.1 TCR (157% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Lexington LEX TCR series: 2016=6.5 · 2017=7 · 2018=17.4 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=6.1 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=7.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Lexington LEX falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 49 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Kentucky.
Lexington LEX has more employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.4 | 13.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · KY · Lexington
3,020 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) 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 | LNO | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Erie PA FXFE-ERI | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Freight Lines Inc. - Greensboro | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 18-PORTLAND | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | T&C Contracting | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Darling Ingredients-Russellville | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEKRI - Pineville | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dunaway Timber - Fordsville | 66 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 | IKEA #374 Merriam | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SFO Dairy Lane | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LNO | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lehigh Valley Operations | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1170 LKQ of Tennessee | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | King City Nursery | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O'Rourke & Sons, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bopp-Busch Manufacturing Company - Plant 2 | 66 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.