Orthopedic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Kentucky

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky

Paducah, KY · ~150 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.3
Avg TCR
3.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky runs at 61% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Orthopedic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade B.

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky: 2.3 TCR = 61% of Orthopedic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky safety composite

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).

D

47/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.3 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% of industry peers

DART rate
F 1.51 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% 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

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky: 1.3 → 3.8 TCR

Peak year 2022 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2022

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky's TCR rose 2.5 from 1.3 in 2020 to 3.8 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 621111 · Paducah, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 61% of ind

  • DART 1.5 DART
  • RANK #23/64
  • PHOTO Specialists in Gener…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 9 inj
  • SIZE ~150 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Specialists in General Surgery, LTD (0.0 TCR gap)

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The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky averages 2.3 TCR (61% of the Orthopedic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky TCR series: 2020=1.3 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=3.8 · BLS 3.8

Where The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky falls in its industry

2,836 Orthopedic surgeons' offices ( establishments

Safer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 64 Orthopedic surgeons' offices ( employers in Kentucky.

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky (150 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky
The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky (150 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.1

The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky has more employees than the Orthopedic surgeons' offices (e.g., cent median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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
2022 3.8 1.5 5 0 0
2021 1.9 0.0 2 0 0
2020 1.3 0.6 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

621111 · KY · Paducah

2,836 Orthopedic surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 198 employers in Paducah, 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 Specialists in General Surgery, LTD 2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR AltaMed PACE - Lynwood 2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Beebe Medical Group 2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Clinic) 2.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE EGC Construction Corp 150 FTE
STATE-SIZE Fischbach Kentucky 150 FTE
STATE-SIZE PMW - Preston 150 FTE
STATE-SIZE Carrier Vibrating Equipment Inc. 150 FTE
CITY-NEAR Ingram barge Company 2,071 FTE
CITY-NEAR Baptist Health Paducah Hospital 1,605 FTE
CITY-NEAR Baptist Health Paducah 1,459 FTE
CITY-NEAR Baptist Heatlh Paducah 1,398 FTE
NAT-TCR Athens, 63 2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Division II Construction Company, Inc. 2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Simon Roofing and Sheet Metal - Surfaces 2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Gerdau, Jackson, TN. Mill 2.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Ameritex Pipe & Products 150 FTE
NAT-SIZE Engineers Construction Inc 150 FTE
NAT-SIZE Maplewood City Hall 150 FTE
NAT-SIZE Collinsville 150 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.