Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Kentucky
Mercer Road Building
Lexington, KY · ~100 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mercer Road Building runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Mercer Road Building: 2.9 TCR = 89% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mercer Road Building safety composite
Mercer Road Building scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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 2.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−4.6
2016→2024
Mercer Road Building injury rate improved
Mercer Road Building's TCR fell 4.6 from 5.5 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.5 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=8.0 · 2022=1.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Lexington, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 89% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO ANI Pharmaceuticals …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ANI Pharmaceuticals - Main Street Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mercer Road Building in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mercer Road Building
2.9 TCR
- ANI Pharmaceut
ANI Pharmaceuticals - Main Street Facility
2.9 TCR
- EMD Millipore
EMD Millipore Operations
2.9 TCR
- THE WRIGHT GRO
THE WRIGHT GROUP
2.9 TCR
- S&B Pharma, In
S&B Pharma, Inc. dba Alkem Laboratories
2.9 TCR
What this shows Mercer Road Building averages 2.9 TCR (89% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Mercer Road Building TCR series: 2016=5.5 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=8 · 2022=1 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Mercer Road Building falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Kentucky.
Mercer Road Building has fewer employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · KY · Lexington
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing 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 | ANI Pharmaceuticals - Main Street Facility | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EMD Millipore Operations | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | THE WRIGHT GROUP | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S&B Pharma, Inc. dba Alkem Laboratories | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Reynolds Sealing & Striping | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4184 Bowling Green Box Plant | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Taylor Comms Radcliff - 0220-KYRA1 | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Star Manufacturing Inc | 100 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 | Bobcat of the Rockies - Windsor | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LeafFilter IND | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Creative Sign Company Inc | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NuGen Energy | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ambassador Operations, LLC dba The Ambassador Skilled Nursing and Therapy | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 99 - Office & Warehouse | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Premix-Hadlock Composites - Geneva | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tolm Group Inc. | 100 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.