Aluminum die-casting foundries · Kentucky
Trace Die Cast, Inc.
Bowling Green, KY · ~417 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trace Die Cast, Inc. runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aluminum die-casting foundries workplace, earning a grade D.
Trace Die Cast, Inc.: 6.0 TCR = 181% of Aluminum die-casting foundries BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trace Die Cast, Inc. safety composite
Trace Die Cast, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.4
2017→2024
Trace Die Cast, Inc. injury rate improved
Trace Die Cast, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.4 from 6.0 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.0 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=7.5 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331523 · Bowling Green, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 181% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Imperial Die Casting
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 221 inj
- SIZE ~417 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Imperial Die Casting (0.1 TCR gap)
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Trace Die Cast, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Trace Die Cast, Inc.
6 TCR
- Imperial Die C
Imperial Die Casting
6 TCR
- Linamar Light
Linamar Light Metals-MR
6 TCR
- Cast-Rite Corp
Cast-Rite Corporation
5.9 TCR
- RHEOCAST COMPA
RHEOCAST COMPANY
5.7 TCR
What this shows Trace Die Cast, Inc. averages 6.0 TCR (181% of the Aluminum die-casting foundries BLS benchmark).
Trace Die Cast, Inc. TCR series: 2017=6 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=7.5 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=3 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Trace Die Cast, Inc. falls in its industry
221 Aluminum die-casting foundries establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Aluminum die-casting foundries employers in Kentucky.
Trace Die Cast, Inc. has more employees than the Aluminum die-casting foundries median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 30 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331523 · KY · Bowling Green
221 Aluminum die-casting foundries 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 | Imperial Die Casting | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cast-Rite Corporation | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Linamar Light Metals-MR | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RHEOCAST COMPANY | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Toyoda Gosei Automotive Sealing Kentucky | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3495-10D7200 | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel | 419 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Radial INC- 7601 Trade Port | 414 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 | HNCGB03 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Mateo | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 118 Homewood Suites by Hilton | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rouses Market #20 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Folger Coffee Co.- Gentilly | 417 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metro Transit East Metro Garage | 417 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DC1 Taftville | 417 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Placing Northern California | 417 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.