Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers · Kentucky
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown
Bardstown, KY · ~48 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown runs at 280% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown: 6.2 TCR = 280% of Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown safety composite
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown: 3.5 → 8.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 9.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.06× in 2024
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown's TCR rose 5.2 from 3.5 in 2020 to 8.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.06× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424810 · Bardstown, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.2 · 280% of ind
- DART 6.5 DART
- RANK #3/10
- PHOTO Hayden Beverage Comp…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hayden Beverage Company - Jerome (0.0 TCR gap)
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Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown
6.2 TCR
- Hayden Beverag
Hayden Beverage Company - Jerome
6.2 TCR
- 186 - Pompano
186 - Pompano
6.2 TCR
- Chicago Bev
Chicago Bev
6.2 TCR
- Allstate Bever
Allstate Beverage Company
6.1 TCR
What this shows Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown averages 6.2 TCR (280% of the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown TCR series: 2020=3.5 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=2 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=8.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown falls in its industry
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except d establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.4.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Beverages, alcoholic (except d employers in Kentucky.
Smith Brothers Distributing Bardstown has fewer employees than the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled s median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.4. 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 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424810 · KY · Bardstown
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 70 employers in Bardstown, 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 | Hayden Beverage Company - Jerome | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 186 - Pompano | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chicago Bev | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allstate Beverage Company | 6.1 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 | American Fuji Seal | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heaven Hill Brands | 505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I | 498 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operation USA, LLC - Bardstown 1 | 494 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ashley Furniture Industries - Arcadia | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B&S Plumbing Heating & Cooling | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 20943 Dry Tavern | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Threshold Enterprises (VA) | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Williams Form Engineering Nebraska | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crane Rental Service, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Allegheny Performance Plastics, LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ironwood Industries | 48 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.