Gauges, machinists' precision tools (except optical), manufacturing · Kentucky

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC

Franklin, KY · ~119 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.3
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Gauges, machinists' precision tools (except optical), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC: 4.3 TCR = 131% of Gauges, machinists' precision tools (except optical), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC safety composite

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).

D

45/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.32 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.37 per 100 workers

Safer than 50% 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

−3.6

2016→2024

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC injury rate improved

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC's TCR fell 3.6 from 5.6 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.6 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332216 · Franklin, KY ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 131% of ind

  • DART 1.4 DART
  • RANK #2/4
  • PHOTO Peerless Saw Company
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 37 inj
  • SIZE ~119 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Peerless Saw Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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Vermont Thread Gage, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Vermont Thread Gage, LLC averages 4.3 TCR (131% of the Gauges, machinists' precision tools (except optical), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC TCR series: 2016=5.6 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=5 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3

Where Vermont Thread Gage, LLC falls in its industry

174 Gauges, machinists' precision establishments

Safer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Gauges, machinists' precision employers in Kentucky.

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC (119 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 3.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Vermont Thread Gage, LLC
Vermont Thread Gage, LLC (119 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 3.6

Vermont Thread Gage, LLC has more employees than the Gauges, machinists' precision tools (exc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 2.0 1.4 2 1 0
2023 4.5 3.7 5 1 0
2022 2.6 1.7 3 0 0
2021 5.0 1.7 5 1 0
2020 5.7 4.8 4 2 0
2019 8.1 6.5 6 4 0
2018 2.7 0.9 3 0 0
2017 2.6 0.9 3 0 0
2016 5.6 3.2 6 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332216 · KY · Franklin

174 Gauges, machinists' precision tools (except optical), 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 Peerless Saw Company 4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Johnson Level & Tool Mequon 4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR PDCI Automotive 4.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR United CNC Machining 4.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Davis & Plomin Mechanical, Inc. 119 FTE
STATE-SIZE W&W Hardwoods Inc 119 FTE
STATE-SIZE Signode Industrial Group, LLC 119 FTE
STATE-SIZE ITW Powertrain Fasteners 119 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 Select Specialty Hospital - Milwaukee, Inc. (West Allis) 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Green Glen Nursery, Inc 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Store 207 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Janesville, DC 4.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Avante at Leesburg 119 FTE
NAT-SIZE Headquarters - CPI Radant Technologies Division Inc. 119 FTE
NAT-SIZE All Care Plus d/b/a Quality Home Health 119 FTE
NAT-SIZE San Mateo 119 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.