Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building · Kentucky
Ray Black & Son, Inc.
Paducah, KY · ~32 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ray Black & Son, Inc. runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building workplace, earning a grade D.
Ray Black & Son, Inc.: 4.3 TCR = 149% of Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building BLS 2.9 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ray Black & Son, Inc. safety composite
Ray Black & Son, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−9.1
2016→2024
Ray Black & Son, Inc. injury rate improved
Ray Black & Son, Inc.'s TCR fell 9.1 from 9.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.1 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=10.5 · 2021=6.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Paducah, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 149% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #51/71
- PHOTO Branscum Constructio…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Branscum Construction Co. Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ray Black & Son, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ray Black & Son, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Branscum Const
Branscum Construction Co. Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Bread Loaf Cor
Bread Loaf Corporation
4.3 TCR
- Building Insta
Building Installation Group I
4.3 TCR
- Service Metal
Service Metal Fabricating
4.3 TCR
What this shows Ray Black & Son, Inc. averages 4.3 TCR (149% of the Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building BLS benchmark).
Ray Black & Son, Inc. TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=10.5 · 2021=6.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.9
Where Ray Black & Son, Inc. falls in its industry
4,692 Addition, alteration and renov establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #51 safest of 71 Addition, alteration and renov employers in Kentucky.
Ray Black & Son, Inc. has fewer employees than the Addition, alteration and renovation gene median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · KY · Paducah
4,692 Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 198 employers in Paducah, 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 | Branscum Construction Co. Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bread Loaf Corporation | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Building Installation Group I | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Service Metal Fabricating | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Limestone Transmission Substation | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schaefer General Contracting Services | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OMNI Commercial LLC | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowlin Communications, LLC | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ingram barge Company | 2,071 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Paducah Hospital | 1,605 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Paducah | 1,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Heatlh Paducah | 1,398 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 048 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mbs Fabrication Inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Crystal Sugar Company East Grand Forks | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Whit-Log Inc. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AIRCRAFT GEAR CORPORATION - Plant 2 | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Falconer Electronics, Inc | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spies Painting, Inc. | 32 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.