Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Kentucky
Qualex Manchining LLC
Richmond, KY · ~195 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Qualex Manchining LLC runs at 288% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Qualex Manchining LLC: 9.5 TCR = 288% of Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Qualex Manchining LLC safety composite
Qualex Manchining LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.7
2017→2024
Qualex Manchining LLC injury rate improved
Qualex Manchining LLC's TCR fell 2.7 from 11.3 in 2017 to 8.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 16.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.3 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=16.7 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=8.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Richmond, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 288% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #16/18
- PHOTO SUPERIOR METAL PRODU…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 118 inj
- SIZE ~195 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SUPERIOR METAL PRODUCTS CO INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Qualex Manchining LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Qualex Manchining LLC
9.5 TCR
- SUPERIOR METAL
SUPERIOR METAL PRODUCTS CO INC
9.5 TCR
- Shoemaker Manu
Shoemaker Manufacturing
9.5 TCR
- Bray Sheet Met
Bray Sheet Metal
9.5 TCR
- MiTek USA Inc
MiTek USA Inc - Houston
9.5 TCR
What this shows Qualex Manchining LLC averages 9.5 TCR (288% of the Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Qualex Manchining LLC TCR series: 2017=11.3 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=16.7 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Qualex Manchining LLC falls in its industry
1,158 Casings, sheet metal (except s establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 18 Casings, sheet metal (except s employers in Kentucky.
Qualex Manchining LLC has more employees than the Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16.7 | 7.6 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · KY · Richmond
1,158 Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 100 employers in Richmond, 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 | SUPERIOR METAL PRODUCTS CO INC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shoemaker Manufacturing | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bray Sheet Metal | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MiTek USA Inc - Houston | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Advanced Electrical Systems Inc. | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Accumetric LLC DBA Soudal | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Polymers Inc. Plant Six | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Leggett & Platt BR5100 | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Grass Chem. Demil. | 947 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Richmond | 641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Heath Richmond | 604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chem Demil US KY Richmond KY KY997 | 539 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PDF Print Communications, Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reel Core Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Huber Action Freight | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pick, Pack & Haul, Inc | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gamma Construction | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NJR Service Corp | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Service Center | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate - KOIN OFFICE | 195 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.