Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Kentucky
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt
Lexington, KY · ~80 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt runs at 480% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt: 15.8 TCR = 480% of Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt safety composite
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt: 12.3 → 30.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 30.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt's TCR rose 17.9 from 12.3 in 2017 to 30.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Lexington, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.8 · 480% of ind
- DART 13.4 DART
- RANK #18/18
- PHOTO Great Plains
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 82 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Great Plains (0.4 TCR gap)
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Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Crystal Distri
Crystal Distribution Inc. - Fife, WA
16.3 TCR
- Great Plains
Great Plains
16.2 TCR
- This site
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt
15.8 TCR
- Acosta Sheet M
Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing, Inc.
15.4 TCR
- EMPIRE SHEET M
EMPIRE SHEET METAL, INC
15.4 TCR
What this shows Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt averages 15.8 TCR (480% of the Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt TCR series: 2017=12.3 · 2018=16.4 · 2019=16.3 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=19.6 · 2022=9.6 · 2023=13.3 · 2024=30.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt falls in its industry
1,158 Casings, sheet metal (except s establishmentsSafer than 3% 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 #18 safest of 18 Casings, sheet metal (except s employers in Kentucky.
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt 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 | 30.2 | 13.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19.6 | 9.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16.3 | 10.2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.4 | 8.7 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · KY · Lexington
1,158 Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 652 employers in Lexington, 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 | Great Plains | 16.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing, Inc. | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EMPIRE SHEET METAL, INC | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crystal Distribution Inc. - Fife, WA | 16.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hardin County Water District No. 2 | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JFShea Construction-KY | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Sprinkler Corporation | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Murphy Elevator Company | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Kentucky - Main Campus - Fayette County | 11,013 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UK Healthcare | 9,922 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central KY - Gatton Beaumont | 3,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central Ky - High Street | 3,895 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Department | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lancaster Vending | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ideal Plumbing Heating Air Electrical Inc. | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Light Mayo Hospital | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | A+Derr Heating and Cooling | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gilford | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Millwood, Inc. Alburtis | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Seamans Air Conditioning Refrigeration Inc | 80 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.