Correctional institutions · Kentucky
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy
Inez, KY · ~741 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy runs at 203% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Correctional institutions workplace, earning a grade F.
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy: 6.5 TCR = 203% of Correctional institutions BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy safety composite
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy: 0.1 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 22.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy's TCR rose 6.2 from 0.1 in 2018 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 22.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Inez, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.5 · 203% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #9/18
- PHOTO ASPC-Safford/Ft. Grant
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 192 inj
- SIZE ~741 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ASPC-Safford/Ft. Grant (0.0 TCR gap)
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United States Penitentiary Big Sandy in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy
6.5 TCR
- ASPC-Safford/F
ASPC-Safford/Ft. Grant
6.5 TCR
- NEVADA SOUTHER
NEVADA SOUTHERN DETENTION
6.5 TCR
- Court Alternat
Court Alternatives - Juvenile Detention
6.5 TCR
- Dept. of Corre
Dept. of Corrections (11)
6.4 TCR
What this shows United States Penitentiary Big Sandy averages 6.5 TCR (203% of the Correctional institutions BLS benchmark).
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy TCR series: 2018=0.1 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=22.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 3.2
Where United States Penitentiary Big Sandy falls in its industry
482 Correctional institutions establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 18 Correctional institutions employers in Kentucky.
United States Penitentiary Big Sandy has more employees than the Correctional institutions median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 29 | 114 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 29 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · KY · Inez
482 Correctional institutions employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 5 employers in Inez, 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 | ASPC-Safford/Ft. Grant | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Corrections (11) | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NEVADA SOUTHERN DETENTION | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Court Alternatives - Juvenile Detention | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zenith Logistics Louisville KDC | 741 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LSC-Danville | 741 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AGC Automotive Americas / AFG Industries Inc | 742 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hyster-Yale Group Berea | 740 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Martin County Health Care | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NET Care Inc | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | White Oak Hill | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Save A Lot #422 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Freightliner of York | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harman Huffman Construction Group, Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2040 - Tampa Central Walter's Crossing | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0323 - Cupertino De Anza Blvd | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chateau Ste. Michelle | 741 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NG Naperville Reporting Center | 741 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eldec Aerospace Corp. | 741 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 540-FC003 | 741 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.