Rubber to Metal Bonding · Kentucky
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY · ~228 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Rubber to Metal Bonding workplace, earning a grade A.
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green: 1.5 TCR = 46% of Rubber to Metal Bonding BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green safety composite
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.4
2016→2024
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green injury rate improved
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green's TCR fell 1.4 from 1.8 in 2016 to 0.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.8 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=2.0 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326291 · Bowling Green, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 46% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/8
- PHOTO Tenneco
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~228 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tenneco (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Kentucky employers → · Look up another →
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cherne Industr
Cherne Industries
1.6 TCR
- This site
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green
1.5 TCR
- Tenneco
Tenneco
1.5 TCR
- Sumiriko TN-Ta
Sumiriko TN-Tazewell
1.4 TCR
- DSB ATH
DSB ATH
1.4 TCR
What this shows LORD Corporation - Bowling Green averages 1.5 TCR (46% of the Rubber to Metal Bonding BLS benchmark).
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=2 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where LORD Corporation - Bowling Green falls in its industry
266 Rubber to Metal Bonding establishmentsSafer than 85% 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 #1 safest of 8 Rubber to Metal Bonding employers in Kentucky.
LORD Corporation - Bowling Green has more employees than the Rubber to Metal Bonding median and a lower 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 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326291 · KY · Bowling Green
266 Rubber to Metal Bonding employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 331 employers in Bowling Green, 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 | Tenneco | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sumiriko TN-Tazewell | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DSB ATH | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cherne Industries | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Republic Conduit Manufacturing, LLC | 228 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Erlanger, Kentucky Lab | 228 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LDRM Visa Support Services KCC-DTSV | 228 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monroe County Medical Center | 228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Medical Center at Bowling Green | 1,872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,344 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jamac Facility | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GSA Custodial | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pocket Nurse Enterprises, LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Neenan Company LLLP | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Coke Northeast - Corporate Office | 228 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cardinal FG | 228 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Support Service Center | 228 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KMC Plant #2 | 228 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.