Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Kentucky
Southern Metal Products
Louisville, KY · ~22 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southern Metal Products runs at 103% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Southern Metal Products: 3.4 TCR = 103% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southern Metal Products safety composite
Southern Metal Products scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−4.2
2017→2024
Southern Metal Products injury rate improved
Southern Metal Products's TCR fell 4.2 from 4.2 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.2 · 2018=9.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.4 · 103% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/21
- PHOTO LCI-045
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LCI-045 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southern Metal Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southern Metal Products
3.4 TCR
- LCI-045
LCI-045
3.4 TCR
- QSI Environmen
QSI Environmental and Industrial Fab
3.4 TCR
- ALPHA CONTROL
ALPHA CONTROL LLC
3.4 TCR
- MJ Associates
MJ Associates Philadelphia
3.4 TCR
What this shows Southern Metal Products averages 3.4 TCR (103% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Southern Metal Products TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2018=9.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Southern Metal Products falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 21 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Kentucky.
Southern Metal Products has fewer employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · KY · Louisville
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing 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 | LCI-045 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | QSI Environmental and Industrial Fab | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ALPHA CONTROL LLC | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MJ Associates Philadelphia | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Clark tobacco farms inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lexington Meter Dept | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Light Distribution Department | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin Street | 22 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 | Peraton - USPS Central Repair Facility | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cypress Hills | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hillsboro | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 278 - Flat Rock MI | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Prisendorf Care, LLC | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kamco Supply - Glens Falls, NY | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HL Power Company | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Johnston County NC Yard | 22 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.