Carbon electrodes and contacts, electric, manufacturing · Kentucky
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman
Hickman, KY · ~66 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Carbon electrodes and contacts, electric, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman: 2.1 TCR = 65% of Carbon electrodes and contacts, electric, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman safety composite
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman: 2.0 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.85× in 2024
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman's TCR rose 1.9 from 2.0 in 2019 to 3.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335991 · Hickman, KY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 65% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO CHOMARAT North Ameri…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CHOMARAT North America (160 Alliance Bld) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Poco Graphite
Poco Graphite Inc.
2.3 TCR
- CHOMARAT North
CHOMARAT North America (160 Alliance Bld)
2.2 TCR
- Superior Graph
Superior Graphite Chicago Complex
2.2 TCR
- This site
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman
2.1 TCR
- Electro Static
Electro Static Technology
2 TCR
What this shows Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman averages 2.1 TCR (65% of the Carbon electrodes and contacts, electric, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman TCR series: 2019=2 · 2020=0 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman falls in its industry
93 Carbon electrodes and contacts establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Carbon electrodes and contacts employers in Kentucky.
Tokai Carbon GE LLC Hickman has fewer employees than the Carbon electrodes and contacts, electric median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335991 · KY · Hickman
93 Carbon electrodes and contacts, electric, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 5 employers in Hickman, 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 | CHOMARAT North America (160 Alliance Bld) | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Graphite Chicago Complex | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Poco Graphite Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Electro Static Technology | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | T&C Contracting | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Darling Ingredients-Russellville | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEKRI - Pineville | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dunaway Timber - Fordsville | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tokai Carbon GE LLC - Hickman | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tokai Carbon GE - Hickman Facility | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Insteel Wire Products KYW | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Insteel Wire Products - Hickman, KY | 37 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kenworth Buffalo | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Front Range Energy LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Deacon Construction, LLC - OR | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tioga Downs Racetrack LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Paynesville | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1029 Lemont Fire Protection District | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Runnings of Canandaigua | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CertainTeed Ceilings - Plymouth | 66 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.