Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Kentucky
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown)
Elizabethtown, KY · ~30 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) runs at 314% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown): 10.3 TCR = 314% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) safety composite
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
−6.8
2016→2024
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) injury rate improved
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown)'s TCR fell 6.8 from 13.1 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=13.1 · 2017=11.8 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=10.9 · 2020=10.6 · 2022=11.4 · 2023=7.0 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Elizabethtown, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.3 · 314% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #17/21
- PHOTO Stephens Machine, Inc
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Stephens Machine, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MK Custom Shop
MK Custom Shop
10.4 TCR
- This site
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown)
10.3 TCR
- Stephens Machi
Stephens Machine, Inc
10.3 TCR
- KASCO STRUCTUR
KASCO STRUCTURES LLC
10.3 TCR
- American Highw
American Highway (A Simplex Company)
10.3 TCR
What this shows Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) averages 10.3 TCR (314% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) TCR series: 2016=13.1 · 2017=11.8 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=10.9 · 2020=10.6 · 2022=11.4 · 2023=7 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 21 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Kentucky.
Modern Welding Company of Kentucky, Inc. (Elizabethtown) has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.8 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · KY · Elizabethtown
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 130 employers in Elizabethtown, 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 | Stephens Machine, Inc | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MK Custom Shop | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KASCO STRUCTURES LLC | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Highway (A Simplex Company) | 10.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Brothers Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Homestead Family Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hwy 60 | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LGE-KU Magnolia Compressor Station | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hardin Memorial Hospital | 2,311 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Hardin | 2,058 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Metalsa | 1,807 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Etown | 956 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Siouxland Fabricating, Inc | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Irsik and Doll Feed Yard | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Proctor Division | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R+L Carriers - POR | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Image, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nu Way Concrete Forms Troy, LLC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nucor Harris Rebar Northeast LLC (Canaan Facility) | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Ellenton | 30 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.