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.
Pulaski County Detention Center: 11.1 TCR = 348% of Jails (except private operation of) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pulaski County Detention Center safety composite
Pulaski County Detention Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−3.1
2023→2024
Pulaski County Detention Center injury rate improved
Pulaski County Detention Center's TCR fell 3.1 from 12.7 in 2023 to 9.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=12.7 · 2024=9.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Somerset, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.1 · 348% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #14/18
- PHOTO MRC - Maricopa Re-en…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MRC - Maricopa Re-entry Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pulaski County Detention Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Louisville Jef
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Govt - Corrections - Hall of Justice
11.2 TCR
- Federal Correc
Federal Correctional Institution Mendota
11.2 TCR
- This site
Pulaski County Detention Center
11.1 TCR
- MRC - Maricopa
MRC - Maricopa Re-entry Center
11.1 TCR
- TCSO Dt Bob Wi
TCSO Dt Bob Wiley
11.1 TCR
What this shows Pulaski County Detention Center averages 11.1 TCR (348% of the Jails (except private operation of) BLS benchmark).
Pulaski County Detention Center TCR series: 2023=12.7 · 2024=9.6 · BLS 3.2
Where Pulaski County Detention Center falls in its industry
482 Jails (except private operatio establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
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 fewer employees than the Jails (except private operation of) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · KY · Somerset
482 Jails (except private operation of) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 88 employers in Somerset, 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 | MRC - Maricopa Re-entry Center | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Louisville Jefferson County Metro Govt - Corrections - Hall of Justice | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TCSO Dt Bob Wiley | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Federal Correctional Institution Mendota | 11.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Prestonsburg City's Utilities Commission | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Infinity Pipeline, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Building Crafts, Inc. (Iowa Region) | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ProPump and Controls Inc | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 1,346 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Toyotetsu America, Inc. | 1,099 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Somerset | 510 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 689 | 458 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wimid - Middleton Center | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mnfai - Faribault | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Steel King Industries, Inc. Rome | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nexair Mechanical Corporation | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JetNet Corporation | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stay-Lite Lighting | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yates Electric LLC | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Embassy Suites by Hilton Tucson East | 55 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.