Machine shops · Kentucky

Republic Diesel, Inc

Louisville, KY · ~48 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
6.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Republic Diesel, Inc runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.

Republic Diesel, Inc: 6.2 TCR = 187% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Republic Diesel, Inc safety composite

Republic Diesel, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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).

D

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 23% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% 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

−16.8

2019→2024

Republic Diesel, Inc injury rate improved

Republic Diesel, Inc's TCR fell 16.8 from 16.8 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 16.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=16.8 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 187% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #28/34
  • PHOTO Magic Circle
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 18 inj
  • SIZE ~48 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Magic Circle (0.0 TCR gap)

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Republic Diesel, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Republic Diesel, Inc averages 6.2 TCR (187% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Republic Diesel, Inc TCR series: 2019=16.8 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=4 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Republic Diesel, Inc falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 34 Machine shops employers in Kentucky.

Republic Diesel, Inc (48 employees, TCR 6.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Republic Diesel, Inc
Republic Diesel, Inc (48 employees, TCR 6.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Republic Diesel, Inc has more employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 4.0 4.0 2 0 0
2022 4.3 0.0 2 0 0
2021 7.4 2.5 3 0 0
2020 4.5 4.5 2 0 0
2019 16.8 6.7 9 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · KY · Louisville

1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, 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 Magic Circle 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midwest Screw Products, Inc. 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Dynamic Tool Co., Inc 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR International Precision Machining, Inc. 6.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Peterson Farms 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cane Run Station 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Bri-Den Roofing 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cunningham Door & Window 48 FTE
CITY-NEAR Jefferson County Public Schools 18,524 FTE
CITY-NEAR KYGRA - WORLDPORT 11,933 FTE
CITY-NEAR WORLDPORT (KYGRA) 9,667 FTE
CITY-NEAR KTKY TRUCK 8,757 FTE
NAT-TCR Cottages Senior Living LLC 6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Indiana Carton Company, Inc. 6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Wf Emerald Commons 6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Plymouth State Prospect Hall 6.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Grand Haven Board of Light and Power 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE 62042 - Capstone Us Foods Fort Mill Sc 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Curry Chevrolet 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ardu Recovery Center 48 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.