Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing · Kentucky

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper

Louisville, KY · ~85 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper: 1.9 TCR = 57% of Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper safety composite

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% 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).

B

76/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.88 per 100 workers

Safer than 86% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% 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

−0.4

2020→2023

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper injury rate improved

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper's TCR fell 0.4 from 1.7 in 2020 to 1.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=1.7 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=1.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332322 · Louisville, KY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 57% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #4/18
  • PHOTO Portfab LLC
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~85 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Portfab LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper averages 1.9 TCR (57% of the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper TCR series: 2020=1.7 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=1.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper falls in its industry

1,158 Sheet metal work (except stamp establishments

Safer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 18 Sheet metal work (except stamp employers in Kentucky.

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper (85 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 4.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper
Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper (85 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 4.5

Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper has more employees than the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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
2023 1.3 0.0 1 0 0
2022 2.7 1.4 2 0 0
2020 1.7 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332322 · KY · Louisville

1,158 Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing 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 Portfab LLC 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR PREFERRED PRODUCTS OF AMERICA LLC 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR MSMC 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pattison Metal Fab, Inc 1.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Unlimited Contract Services Guthrie 85 FTE
STATE-SIZE Owensboro 85 FTE
STATE-SIZE FPB Service Center 85 FTE
STATE-SIZE Highland Roofing Company 85 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 UCPC 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Smurfit Kappa Fort Worth 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Az305 - Target Returns Distribution Facility 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Americal Inc. 1.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Aquatic Co. Yelm 85 FTE
NAT-SIZE RJW Warehouse - Transport 85 FTE
NAT-SIZE County Market #348 85 FTE
NAT-SIZE Vallarta Supermarkets #15 85 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.