Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · Kentucky
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville
Shepherdsville, KY · ~135 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville runs at 40% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville: 2.2 TCR = 40% of Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville safety composite
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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 - Shepherdsville: 1.0 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2018
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville's TCR rose 2.2 from 1.0 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336390 · Shepherdsville, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.2 · 40% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #16/55
- PHOTO Bosch-Albion
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bosch-Albion (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville
2.2 TCR
- Bosch-Albion
Bosch-Albion
2.2 TCR
- L&M Radiator I
L&M Radiator INC
2.2 TCR
- AIRCRAFT GEAR
AIRCRAFT GEAR CORPORATION
2.1 TCR
- SEJONG
SEJONG
2.1 TCR
What this shows Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville averages 2.2 TCR (40% of the Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville TCR series: 2016=1 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=3.2 · BLS 5.4
Where Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville falls in its industry
772 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manu 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 #16 safest of 55 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manu employers in Kentucky.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Shepherdsville has fewer employees than the Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336390 · KY · Shepherdsville
772 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 77 employers in Shepherdsville, 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 | Bosch-Albion | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L&M Radiator INC | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AIRCRAFT GEAR CORPORATION | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SEJONG | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mago | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BFB | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jim Beam Brands-Booker Noe | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Champion Benton | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SDF9 | 2,577 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SDF9 | 2,077 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SDF4 | 929 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna LVSS | 830 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 23rd Street | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atrium Post Acute Care of Chilton | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Custom-Crete, San Antonio | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DBi Miami | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Manor Care Health Services - Montgomeryville | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Specialty Industries, Inc. | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Denitech - Coppell | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Denitech - Fort Worth | 135 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.