Ladles, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing · Kentucky
Traughber Mechanical Services
Franklin, KY · ~49 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Traughber Mechanical Services runs at 214% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ladles, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Traughber Mechanical Services: 7.1 TCR = 214% of Ladles, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Traughber Mechanical Services safety composite
Traughber Mechanical Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
Traughber Mechanical Services: 11.6 → 12.4 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 15.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.17× in 2024
Traughber Mechanical Services's TCR rose 0.8 from 11.6 in 2016 to 12.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 15.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Franklin, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 214% of ind
- DART 8.3 DART
- RANK #9/11
- PHOTO J. T. Cullen Co., Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: J. T. Cullen Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Traughber Mechanical Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Monarch LLC.
Monarch LLC.
7.2 TCR
- This site
Traughber Mechanical Services
7.1 TCR
- J. T. Cullen C
J. T. Cullen Co., Inc.
7 TCR
- Manowske Weldi
Manowske Welding Corp
7 TCR
- Arizona HDTS
Arizona HDTS
7 TCR
What this shows Traughber Mechanical Services averages 7.1 TCR (214% of the Ladles, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Traughber Mechanical Services TCR series: 2016=11.6 · 2017=15.3 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=3 · 2024=12.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Traughber Mechanical Services falls in its industry
449 Ladles, fabricated metal plate establishmentsSafer than 24% 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 #9 safest of 11 Ladles, fabricated metal plate employers in Kentucky.
Traughber Mechanical Services has fewer employees than the Ladles, fabricated metal plate work, man median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15.3 | 10.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · KY · Franklin
449 Ladles, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 62 employers in Franklin, 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 | J. T. Cullen Co., Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manowske Welding Corp | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monarch LLC. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arizona HDTS | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fleming-Mason Energy Cooperative | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Kentucky Water District Ft Thomas Treatment Plant | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | System Operations Center | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Parco Constructors Group, LLC | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tractor Supply Company Distribution Center 0499 | 622 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Franklin Precision Industry, Inc. | 562 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Berry Global Franklin KY | 549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Berry Global Group | 504 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Builders Equipment & Supply Co. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US Foods Austin | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hexa Americas, Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Slate Valley Center | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Hamilton | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Maplan Corporation | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohio Galvanizing | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fieldale Farms - Bulk Feed Delivery | 49 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.