Rendering And Meat Byproduct Processing · Kentucky
RVI-Robards
Robards, KY · ~98 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RVI-Robards runs at 243% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rendering And Meat Byproduct Processing workplace, earning a grade F.
RVI-Robards: 8.0 TCR = 243% of Rendering And Meat Byproduct Processing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RVI-Robards safety composite
RVI-Robards scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
RVI-Robards: 0.9 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 24.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.21× in 2024
RVI-Robards's TCR rose 4.2 from 0.9 in 2018 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 24.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311613 · Robards, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 243% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Darling Ingredients …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~98 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Darling Ingredients Rose Hill Division (0.1 TCR gap)
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RVI-Robards in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- RVI-Scranton
RVI-Scranton
8.4 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients Rose Hill Division
8.1 TCR
- This site
RVI-Robards
8 TCR
- RVI-Forest
RVI-Forest
7.8 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients Clinton
7.7 TCR
What this shows RVI-Robards averages 8.0 TCR (243% of the Rendering And Meat Byproduct Processing BLS benchmark).
RVI-Robards TCR series: 2018=0.9 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=16.8 · 2022=24.1 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 3.3
Where RVI-Robards falls in its industry
151 Rendering And Meat Byproduct P establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Rendering And Meat Byproduct P employers in Kentucky.
RVI-Robards has more employees than the Rendering And Meat Byproduct Processing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24.1 | 19.6 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311613 · KY · Robards
151 Rendering And Meat Byproduct Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 13 employers in Robards, 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 | Darling Ingredients Rose Hill Division | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RVI-Forest | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients Clinton | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RVI-Scranton | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Allstate Tower Inc. | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kerry - Louisville, KY. | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Forest Products, Inc | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sekisui S-Lec America | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Robards Plant | 1,260 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Century Aluminum Sebree LLC | 578 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4-Star Distribution Center | 268 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sebree Station | 170 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bingham and Taylor Corporation | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Home Style Foods, INC. | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Akron | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3032 Keystone Sumner Wa | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation US SC Beaufort Pinckney Blvd (2473) | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UFP Technologies-El Paso | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Donaldson Company Valencia Ca | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Olympia Moving & Storage | 98 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.