Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · Kentucky
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I
Bardstown, KY · ~498 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping workplace, earning a grade B.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I: 2.9 TCR = 53% of Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I safety composite
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% 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
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I: 1.8 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.39× in 2018
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I's TCR rose 1.1 from 1.8 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336370 · Bardstown, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.9 · 53% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #11/31
- PHOTO Shiloh Steel Dr
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~498 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Shiloh Steel Dr (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I
2.9 TCR
- Shiloh Steel D
Shiloh Steel Dr
2.9 TCR
- Metalsa
Metalsa
2.9 TCR
- miyama USA, In
miyama USA, Inc.
2.9 TCR
- A Raymond Tinn
A Raymond Tinnerman - Logansport Facility
2.9 TCR
What this shows Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I averages 2.9 TCR (53% of the Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping BLS benchmark).
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=3 · BLS 5.4
Where Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I falls in its industry
510 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 31 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping employers in Kentucky.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bardstown I has more employees than the Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336370 · KY · Bardstown
510 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 70 employers in Bardstown, 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 | Shiloh Steel Dr | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metalsa | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | miyama USA, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A Raymond Tinnerman - Logansport Facility | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Big Ass Fans-Lexington | 497 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tower Automotive Operation USA, LLC - Bardstown 1 | 494 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hydro-Gear, Princeton | 493 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kenton County Airport Board / CVG | 493 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Fuji Seal | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heaven Hill Brands | 505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QSI, Inc | 469 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Barton 1792 Distillery | 449 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Health - Mt. Sterling | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rescar - Loc#270 | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elmira Center (Nyelm) | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Victoria Fine Foods | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Las Vegas North (Nvlas) | 498 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corp Off-One Energy Place | 498 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lico Steel, Inc. | 498 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CS Wholesale Grocers : Mauldin, SC (GDC) | 498 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.