Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers · Kentucky
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY · ~37 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green runs at 242% 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 Co. Bowling Green: 5.3 TCR = 242% of Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green safety composite
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% 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
−5.1
2021→2024
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green injury rate improved
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green's TCR fell 5.1 from 7.8 in 2021 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=7.8 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424810 · Bowling Green, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.3 · 242% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #1/10
- PHOTO Krey Distributing Co…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Krey Distributing Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green
5.3 TCR
- Krey Distribut
Krey Distributing Company
5.3 TCR
- John G. Ryan,
John G. Ryan, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Southern Eagle
Southern Eagle Vidalia
5.3 TCR
- Walling Distri
Walling Distributing Company, Inc.
5.3 TCR
What this shows Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green averages 5.3 TCR (242% of the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green TCR series: 2021=7.8 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green falls in its industry
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except d establishmentsSafer than 60% 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 #1 safest of 10 Beverages, alcoholic (except d employers in Kentucky.
Smith Brothers Distributing Co. Bowling Green 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 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424810 · KY · Bowling Green
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 · 331 employers in Bowling Green, 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 | Krey Distributing Company | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John G. Ryan, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Eagle Vidalia | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Walling Distributing Company, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Big Rivers Electric Corporation - ET&S | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CW Assemblies LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2850 RUSSELLVILLE BOWLING GREEN KY | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ontrac Inc Dba Blitz Builders Inc | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Medical Center at Bowling Green | 1,872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,344 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cotton O'Neil Croco Clinic | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ideal Facility | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fulton Troika LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kwik Trip Facilities Management 378 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hilton Garden Inn Edison | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MPW Industrial Services, Inc. - MacClenny | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MPW Industrial Services, Inc. - Cleveland Cliffs Mansfield | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&T Excavation, Inc | 37 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.