Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade · Kentucky
North American Stainless - Ghent
Ghent, KY · ~1,507 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
North American Stainless - Ghent runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade B.
North American Stainless - Ghent: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
North American Stainless - Ghent safety composite
North American Stainless - Ghent scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
North American Stainless - Ghent: 2.1 → 2.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 3.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.69× in 2024
North American Stainless - Ghent's TCR rose 0.6 from 2.1 in 2017 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Ghent, KY AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Zion Industries - Va…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 198 inj
- SIZE ~1,507 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Zion Industries - Valley City (0.0 TCR gap)
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North American Stainless - Ghent in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
North American Stainless - Ghent
2.4 TCR
- CPP - Steel Tr
CPP - Steel Treaters
2.4 TCR
- Rex Heat Treat
Rex Heat Treat - Bedford Inc
2.4 TCR
- ASC Process Sy
ASC Process Systems - Valencia
2.4 TCR
- Zion Industrie
Zion Industries - Valley City
2.3 TCR
What this shows North American Stainless - Ghent averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
North American Stainless - Ghent TCR series: 2017=2.1 · 2019=1.9 · 2021=2 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where North American Stainless - Ghent falls in its industry
248 Heat treating metals and metal establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Heat treating metals and metal employers in Kentucky.
North American Stainless - Ghent has more employees than the Heat treating metals and metal products median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 34 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · KY · Ghent
248 Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 17 employers in Ghent, 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 | Zion Industries - Valley City | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPP - Steel Treaters | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rex Heat Treat - Bedford Inc | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ASC Process Systems - Valencia | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LEXINGTON (KYLEX) | 1,502 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2643-16130001-161301 | 1,489 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Logan Aluminum, Inc. | 1,472 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Baptist Health Paducah | 1,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ghent Kentrucky | 1,440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nucor Steel Gallatin | 491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ghent Station | 222 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 67230112--NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS - HOU | 101 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CA-Corp Whse Westminster | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hoist Material Handling | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Electric, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WS Aiken | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SOLV Energy, LLC | 1,507 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centerpoint Medical Center of Independence | 1,507 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Regional Medical Center of San Jose | 1,507 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DMX - Maintenance | 1,507 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.