Fabricated plate work manufacturing · Kentucky
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc.
Owensboro, KY · ~48 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. runs at 265% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated plate work manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc.: 8.7 TCR = 265% of Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. safety composite
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc.: 9.0 → 15.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc.'s TCR rose 6.4 from 9.0 in 2016 to 15.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Owensboro, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 265% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/11
- PHOTO Mi-Kee-Tro Metal Mfg.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mi-Kee-Tro Metal Mfg. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mi-Kee-Tro Met
Mi-Kee-Tro Metal Mfg.
8.8 TCR
- Metal Works In
Metal Works Inc
8.8 TCR
- Niagara Fabric
Niagara Fabrication Inc
8.8 TCR
- This site
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc.
8.7 TCR
- RK Industries
RK Industries Inc.
8.7 TCR
What this shows Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. averages 8.7 TCR (265% of the Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. TCR series: 2016=9 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=8.7 · 2019=14.1 · 2020=10.3 · 2021=6.2 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=6.2 · 2024=15.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. falls in its industry
449 Fabricated plate work manufact establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 11 Fabricated plate work manufact employers in Kentucky.
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. has fewer employees than the Fabricated plate work manufacturing median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · KY · Owensboro
449 Fabricated plate work manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 184 employers in Owensboro, 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 | Mi-Kee-Tro Metal Mfg. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Works Inc | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Niagara Fabrication Inc | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RK Industries Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Peterson Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cane Run Station | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bri-Den Roofing | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cunningham Door & Window | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 2,305 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Public Schools | 969 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owensboro Independent | 903 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swedish Match | 816 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Willows at Okemos | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Everett's Landscape Management, Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brennan Equipment & Mfg, Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities H420 | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FTD | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XGB | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USJ | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big River Resources West Burlington, LLC | 48 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.