Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Kentucky
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc.
Louisville, KY · ~262 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. runs at 22% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade A.
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc.: 1.0 TCR = 22% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. safety composite
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
79/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc.: 0.4 → 0.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 1.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc.'s TCR rose 0.4 from 0.4 in 2022 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Louisville, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.0 · 22% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/47
- PHOTO West Liberty, IA - 2…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~262 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: West Liberty, IA - 207 W 2nd St (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc.
1 TCR
- West Liberty,
West Liberty, IA - 207 W 2nd St
1 TCR
- Dot Transporta
Dot Transportation, Inc. Vidalia, GA
1 TCR
- Lancaster, MA
Lancaster, MA - Lunenburg Rd
1 TCR
- Evansville, IN
Evansville, IN - 14701 IN-57
1 TCR
What this shows Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. averages 1.0 TCR (22% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. TCR series: 2022=0.4 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. falls in its industry
3,252 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 47 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Kentucky.
Mercer Transportation Co., Inc. has more employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · KY · Louisville
3,252 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) 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 | West Liberty, IA - 207 W 2nd St | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dot Transportation, Inc. Vidalia, GA | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lancaster, MA - Lunenburg Rd | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evansville, IN - 14701 IN-57 | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 024-00745 | 262 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 591 | 262 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 294 | 262 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 569 | 262 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 | W.L. Roenigk, Inc. - Natrona Heights | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hydrocarbon Well Service Inc | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Golden Triangle | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carrier Corporation (Indianpolis DC) | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Shelby Materials | 262 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Astral Industries | 262 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Renewal - Redmond | 262 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Freight 165 | 262 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.