Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Kentucky
Niemco Fabricators Inc
Louisville, KY · ~30 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Niemco Fabricators Inc runs at 236% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Niemco Fabricators Inc: 7.8 TCR = 236% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Niemco Fabricators Inc safety composite
Niemco Fabricators Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
Niemco Fabricators Inc: 5.0 → 15.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.65× in 2024
Niemco Fabricators Inc's TCR rose 10.2 from 5.0 in 2016 to 15.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 236% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #14/21
- PHOTO Glen Allen Fabricati…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Glen Allen Fabricating Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Niemco Fabricators Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Niemco Fabricators Inc
7.8 TCR
- Glen Allen Fab
Glen Allen Fabricating Facility
7.8 TCR
- Standley Batch
Standley Batch Systems, Inc.
7.8 TCR
- Construction P
Construction Products Inc
7.8 TCR
- Utah Pacific b
Utah Pacific bridge & Steel LTD
7.8 TCR
What this shows Niemco Fabricators Inc averages 7.8 TCR (236% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Niemco Fabricators Inc TCR series: 2016=5 · 2017=15.2 · 2018=6 · 2019=14.5 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=10.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=15.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Niemco Fabricators Inc falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 24% 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 #14 safest of 21 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Kentucky.
Niemco Fabricators Inc 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 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · KY · Louisville
1,491 Fabricated structural metal 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 | Glen Allen Fabricating Facility | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Standley Batch Systems, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Construction Products Inc | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Utah Pacific bridge & Steel LTD | 7.8 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 | 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 | John Brown Trucking Portersville Terminal | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fergus Falls Community Behavioral Health Hospital | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ERMCO | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lutheran Life - Pleasant View | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boxout, LLC Fort Worth | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rivers Edge Environmental Services,INC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Susco LLC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LoTemp Equipment Company | 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.