Wire and Cable Manufacturing · Kentucky
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant
Hawesville, KY · ~428 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant runs at 54% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Wire and Cable Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant: 1.8 TCR = 54% of Wire and Cable Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant safety composite
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−2.0
2016→2024
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant injury rate improved
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant's TCR fell 2.0 from 2.6 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.6 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.8 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331318 · Hawesville, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 54% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO CrossDock
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 63 inj
- SIZE ~428 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CrossDock (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southwire Company Kentucky Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant
1.8 TCR
- CrossDock
CrossDock
1.8 TCR
- Hydro Connersv
Hydro Connersville
1.8 TCR
- Kaiser Aluminu
Kaiser Aluminum Richland
1.8 TCR
- Hydro Mountain
Hydro Mountain Top
1.8 TCR
What this shows Southwire Company Kentucky Plant averages 1.8 TCR (54% of the Wire and Cable Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.8 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Southwire Company Kentucky Plant falls in its industry
204 Wire and Cable Manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Wire and Cable Manufacturing employers in Kentucky.
Southwire Company Kentucky Plant has more employees than the Wire and Cable Manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331318 · KY · Hawesville
204 Wire and Cable Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 4 employers in Hawesville, 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 | CrossDock | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hydro Connersville | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kaiser Aluminum Richland | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hydro Mountain Top | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mizkan Owensboro | 428 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cooper Standard | 428 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Radial Shepherdsville Fulfillment center | 428 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Raytheon Company | 429 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hawesville | 459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Century Aluminum | 445 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tristar Construction | 28 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 045p - Romulus Fas | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 393 - Waldorf | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FS-St. Vincent's Clay County Hospital | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CenterPoint Energy - Alvin | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Greatbatch Medical | 428 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1306 - Los Angeles | 428 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMS Carolina | 428 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. | 428 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.