Jails (except private operation of) · Kentucky
Pulaski County Detention Center
Somerset, KY · ~55 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pulaski County Detention Center runs at 348% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Jails (except private operation of) workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.2
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 6
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Pulaski County Detention Center's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
Pulaski County Detention Center's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.2 industry benchmark.
Where Pulaski County Detention Center falls in its industry
508 Jails (except private operatio establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 18 Jails (except private operatio employers in Kentucky.
Pulaski County Detention Center has an average TCR of 11.1, which is 348% of the industry average (3.2) for Jails (except private operation of). This is significantly worse than average.
The letter grade is a transparent derived index PlainSafetyScore computes from public OSHA ITA and BLS benchmark data, not an official OSHA rating or safety certification. Full formula and thresholds: Methodology.
Trend analysis for Pulaski County Detention Center
Between 2023 and 2024, Pulaski County Detention Center's Total Case Rate improved from 12.7 to 9.6 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 24% decrease across 1 year of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2024, at a TCR of 9.6, while 2023 saw the highest rate, at 12.7, a spread of 3.1 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 2 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 2 reporting years, Pulaski County Detention Center recorded 6 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 2-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Pulaski County Detention Center's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 922140 - Jails (except private operation of).
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
3 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 104,165 hours worked = 5.76 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County Detention Center (this establishment) | 11.13 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Prisons industry avg | 3.20 | BLS IIF, NAICS 922140 |
| Kentucky state avg (all industries) | 4.39 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Pulaski County Detention Center to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 5 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 2 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 6 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 3 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Pulaski County Detention Center's reported OSHA injury record versus its Jails (except private operation of) peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 348% of the Jails (except private operation of) benchmark, Pulaski County Detention Center reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Jails (except private operation of) sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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