Bolts, metal, manufacturing · Kentucky
Topura America Fastener
Bowling Green, KY · ~110 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Topura America Fastener runs at 77% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bolts, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Topura America Fastener: 2.5 TCR = 77% of Bolts, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Topura America Fastener safety composite
Topura America Fastener scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
Topura America Fastener: 1.8 → 2.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 3.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.96× in 2024
Topura America Fastener's TCR rose 0.6 from 1.8 in 2017 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332722 · Bowling Green, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 77% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO SFS Group USA, Inc.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~110 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SFS Group USA, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Topura America Fastener in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Topura America Fastener
2.5 TCR
- SFS Group USA,
SFS Group USA, Inc.
2.5 TCR
- ITW StampTech
ITW StampTech Fasteners
2.5 TCR
- OMG Midwest
OMG Midwest
2.5 TCR
- Acument Global
Acument Global Tech Saturn
2.5 TCR
What this shows Topura America Fastener averages 2.5 TCR (77% of the Bolts, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Topura America Fastener TCR series: 2017=1.8 · 2019=0.9 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=3.9 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Topura America Fastener falls in its industry
335 Bolts, metal, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Bolts, metal, manufacturing employers in Kentucky.
Topura America Fastener has more employees than the Bolts, metal, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332722 · KY · Bowling Green
335 Bolts, metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 331 employers in Bowling Green, 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 | SFS Group USA, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ITW StampTech Fasteners | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OMG Midwest | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Acument Global Tech Saturn | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Harper Company | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KY - Louisville - 6207 Strawberry Ln - The American Bottling Company | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | bpm London Mill | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Neff Packaging Solutions | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Medical Center at Bowling Green | 1,872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,344 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Corrotec Incorporated | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Times Supermarket - Kailua | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Rim | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marchuska Brothers Construction, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boston Centerless | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Summerfield Healthcare Center | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Castle Rock Construction Company of Colorado LLC | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marshalltown, Ia | 110 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.