Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Kentucky
Pennebaker
Bardstown, KY · ~99 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pennebaker runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade A.
Pennebaker: 2.2 TCR = 50% of Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pennebaker safety composite
Pennebaker scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.4
2017→2024
Pennebaker injury rate improved
Pennebaker's TCR fell 1.4 from 2.4 in 2017 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.4 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=3.6 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Bardstown, KY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 2.2 · 50% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #19/47
- PHOTO Core Carrier Corpora…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~99 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Core Carrier Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pennebaker in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pennebaker
2.2 TCR
- Core Carrier C
Core Carrier Corporation
2.2 TCR
- Sisbro, Inc.
Sisbro, Inc.
2.2 TCR
- Schmidt Transp
Schmidt Transportation Inc.
2.2 TCR
- Knight Refrige
Knight Refrigerated Lakeland
2.2 TCR
What this shows Pennebaker averages 2.2 TCR (50% of the Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Pennebaker TCR series: 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=3.6 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=1 · 2024=1 · BLS 4.5
Where Pennebaker falls in its industry
3,252 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 47 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Kentucky.
Pennebaker has more employees than the Motor freight carrier, general, long-dis median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · KY · Bardstown
3,252 Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 70 employers in Bardstown, 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 | Core Carrier Corporation | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sisbro, Inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schmidt Transportation Inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Knight Refrigerated Lakeland | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bremen, KY C1-011 | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper Henderson Mill | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kokoku Rubber Inc. KY Factory Manufacturing Division | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Conco, Inc. | 99 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Fuji Seal | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heaven Hill Brands | 505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I | 498 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operation USA, LLC - Bardstown 1 | 494 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Wayne County Nursing Home | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wadena Workforce Center | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S04157 - Moreno Valley Hauling | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Knutson Construction Minneapolis | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dgdg 16, LLC | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oliver Technologies Inc. | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C340 Charleston | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0015 Riverside | 99 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.