Correctional institutions · Kentucky
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail
Louisville, KY · ~358 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail runs at 199% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Correctional institutions workplace, earning a grade D.
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail: 6.4 TCR = 199% of Correctional institutions BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail safety composite
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail: 5.2 → 7.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.16× in 2024
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail's TCR rose 2.3 from 5.2 in 2023 to 7.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 199% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #8/18
- PHOTO Multnomah County Bld…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 42 inj
- SIZE ~358 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Multnomah County Bldg 314/Inverness Jail (0.0 TCR gap)
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Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ASPC-Safford/F
ASPC-Safford/Ft. Grant
6.5 TCR
- This site
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail
6.4 TCR
- Dept. of Corre
Dept. of Corrections (11)
6.4 TCR
- Multnomah Coun
Multnomah County Bldg 314/Inverness Jail
6.3 TCR
- COH Whitney Ra
COH Whitney Ranch Recreation Center
6.3 TCR
What this shows Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail averages 6.4 TCR (199% of the Correctional institutions BLS benchmark).
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail TCR series: 2023=5.2 · 2024=7.5 · BLS 3.2
Where Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail falls in its industry
482 Correctional institutions establishmentsSafer than 45% 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 #8 safest of 18 Correctional institutions employers in Kentucky.
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government- Corrections Main Jail has more employees than the Correctional institutions 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 | 1.0 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · KY · Louisville
482 Correctional institutions employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, 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 | Multnomah County Bldg 314/Inverness Jail | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Corrections (11) | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | COH Whitney Ranch Recreation Center | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ASPC-Safford/Ft. Grant | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Toyota Boshoku Kentucky - Bardstown | 358 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation | 358 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JEFFERSON COUNTY-L&N BUILDING | 358 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisville Facility | 357 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Thomas Health Systems, INC | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - FTW7 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - WTX2 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BDU5 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Accriva Diagnostics | 358 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DDX6 | 358 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - IAH5 | 358 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Joby Aviation Marina | 358 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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