Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire · Kentucky
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER
Russell Springs, KY · ~41 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire workplace, earning a grade C.
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER: 2.9 TCR = 87% of Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER safety composite
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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 2.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER: 2.8 → 5.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER's TCR rose 2.3 from 2.8 in 2022 to 5.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332618 · Russell Springs, KY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 87% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO Helix Steel
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Helix Steel (0.0 TCR gap)
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Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER
2.9 TCR
- Helix Steel
Helix Steel
2.9 TCR
- Quality Chain
Quality Chain Corp
2.9 TCR
- Sandin Mfg.
Sandin Mfg.
2.9 TCR
- Master Halco D
Master Halco Dallas Mfg 031
2.9 TCR
What this shows Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER averages 2.9 TCR (87% of the Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire BLS benchmark).
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER TCR series: 2022=2.8 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER falls in its industry
270 Chain link fencing and fence g establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 Chain link fencing and fence g employers in Kentucky.
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BALLENGER has fewer employees than the Chain link fencing and fence gates made median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332618 · KY · Russell Springs
270 Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 14 employers in Russell Springs, 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 | Helix Steel | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quality Chain Corp | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sandin Mfg. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Master Halco Dallas Mfg 031 | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Murray Electric System | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Operations | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Services - Belfry | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | E H Construction LLC | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC FRUIT | 324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC BERNARD | 307 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dr. Schneider Automotive Systems Inc. | 306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Superior Battery Mfg. | 152 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RWC, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PEC-Marble Falls | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Hampshire Electric Cooperative - Headquarters | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wooster Products | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Iowa Children's Museum | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mabank ISD | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HDC Child and Family | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Glacier Valley Elementary School | 41 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.