Industrial launderers · Kentucky
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging
Louisville, KY · ~273 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging runs at 234% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Industrial launderers workplace, earning a grade F.
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging: 4.9 TCR = 234% of Industrial launderers BLS 2.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging safety composite
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging: 3.8 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.93× in 2021
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging's TCR rose 0.8 from 3.8 in 2017 to 4.6 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 812332 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.9 · 234% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #18/23
- PHOTO Magnakleen Services
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~273 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Magnakleen Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging
4.9 TCR
- Magnakleen Ser
Magnakleen Services
4.9 TCR
- Gunderson Unif
Gunderson Uniform and Linen 41 Main St
4.9 TCR
- OMAHA NE - 248
OMAHA NE - 248
4.9 TCR
- 4021-A518
4021-A518
4.9 TCR
What this shows Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging averages 4.9 TCR (234% of the Industrial launderers BLS benchmark).
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging TCR series: 2017=3.8 · 2018=7.2 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=4.6 · BLS 2.1
Where Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging falls in its industry
917 Industrial launderers establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 23 Industrial launderers employers in Kentucky.
Universal Linen Services - Louisville/Lodging has more employees than the Industrial launderers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
812332 · KY · Louisville
917 Industrial launderers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, 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 | Magnakleen Services | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gunderson Uniform and Linen 41 Main St | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OMAHA NE - 248 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4021-A518 | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dawn Food Products - Louisville Manufacturing | 273 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Polymers Inc. P06 | 273 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eagle Manufacturing | 273 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AFM East US KY Ft Campbell KY AFE KY989 | 273 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Simmons Hazelton | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 49351c - Olympia Dc | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Appian Engineering Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lawson Companies | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clay County Hospital | 273 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NEX Transport (MAP) | 273 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hammonton | 273 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Engineered Films Sioux Falls | 273 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.