Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing · Kentucky
Viking Plastics Kentucky
Louisville, KY · ~26 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Viking Plastics Kentucky runs at 307% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Viking Plastics Kentucky: 10.1 TCR = 307% of Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Viking Plastics Kentucky safety composite
Viking Plastics Kentucky scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−2.9
2017→2023
Viking Plastics Kentucky injury rate improved
Viking Plastics Kentucky's TCR fell 2.9 from 11.3 in 2017 to 8.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 18.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.3 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=18.3 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=12.4 · 2022=12.1 · 2023=8.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.1 · 307% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #57/59
- PHOTO FDS Manufacturing Co
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FDS Manufacturing Co (0.0 TCR gap)
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Viking Plastics Kentucky in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Carris Reels P
Carris Reels Plastics VT
10.2 TCR
- This site
Viking Plastics Kentucky
10.1 TCR
- FDS Manufactur
FDS Manufacturing Co
10.1 TCR
- Ironwood Indus
Ironwood Industries
10.1 TCR
- Primary Automa
Primary Automation Systems, Inc
10.1 TCR
What this shows Viking Plastics Kentucky averages 10.1 TCR (307% of the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Viking Plastics Kentucky TCR series: 2017=11.3 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=18.3 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=12.4 · 2022=12.1 · 2023=8.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Viking Plastics Kentucky falls in its industry
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #57 safest of 59 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib employers in Kentucky.
Viking Plastics Kentucky has fewer employees than the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.1 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · KY · Louisville
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing 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 | FDS Manufacturing Co | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ironwood Industries | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Primary Automation Systems, Inc | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carris Reels Plastics VT | 10.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 830 Grassy Springs | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 222-NiSource-Ashland KY-Service Cent | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3510 COLEMAN RD PADUCAH KY | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INTEC Group LLC | 26 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 | Pasadena Park Healthcare & Wellness Ctr | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bostic Steel Inc | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Us Autoforce St Louis | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Louis Trudeau | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spokane Office | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6239 Sunrise | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | E & J Meat Market, Ltd | 26 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.