Coiled springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Kentucky
NHK of America
Bowling Green, KY · ~347 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NHK of America runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Coiled springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
NHK of America: 1.4 TCR = 43% of Coiled springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NHK of America safety composite
NHK of America scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−2.2
2016→2024
NHK of America injury rate improved
NHK of America's TCR fell 2.2 from 2.9 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.9 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.2 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=1.1 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332613 · Bowling Green, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 43% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #2/15
- PHOTO Tokusen HyTech Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~347 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tokusen HyTech Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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NHK of America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tokusen HyTech
Tokusen HyTech Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Spring Dynamic
Spring Dynamics, Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Suhm Spring of
Suhm Spring of Dallas
1.5 TCR
- This site
NHK of America
1.4 TCR
- Sterling Sprin
Sterling Spring LLC 54th
1.3 TCR
What this shows NHK of America averages 1.4 TCR (43% of the Coiled springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
NHK of America TCR series: 2016=2.9 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.2 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=1.1 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where NHK of America falls in its industry
189 Coiled springs, heavy gauge me establishmentsSafer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 15 Coiled springs, heavy gauge me employers in Kentucky.
NHK of America has more employees than the Coiled springs, heavy gauge metal, manuf median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332613 · KY · Bowling Green
189 Coiled springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 331 employers in Bowling Green, 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 | Tokusen HyTech Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spring Dynamics, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Suhm Spring of Dallas | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sterling Spring LLC 54th | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alpha Mechanical Service, Inc. | 347 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | double kwik Elkhorn City | 347 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | double kwik Allen | 347 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 701 | 347 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Medical Center at Bowling Green | 1,872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,344 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Watson Commercial Painting, Ltd. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kingery Printing Company | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Muscatine Power & Water A/O Center | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bossier City Martin Transport | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aec Rochester | 347 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C. J. Coakley Co., Inc. | 347 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wiers Farm Inc | 347 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pratt (Jet Corr), Inc. | 347 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.