Water supply systems · Kentucky
Water/Wastewater Operations
Bowling Green, KY · ~30 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Water/Wastewater Operations runs at 326% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water supply systems workplace, earning a grade F.
Water/Wastewater Operations: 3.9 TCR = 326% of Water supply systems BLS 1.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Water/Wastewater Operations safety composite
Water/Wastewater Operations scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
Water/Wastewater Operations: 4.1 → 12.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 12.9 TCR · DART/TCR 3.3× in 2024
Water/Wastewater Operations's TCR rose 8.8 from 4.1 in 2019 to 12.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 3.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Bowling Green, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.9 · 326% of ind
- DART 12.9 DART
- RANK #12/21
- PHOTO Rosemead
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rosemead (0.0 TCR gap)
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Water/Wastewater Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Water/Wastewater Operations
3.9 TCR
- Rosemead
Rosemead
3.9 TCR
- CCWA BUELLTON
CCWA BUELLTON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
3.9 TCR
- UTY - West - B
UTY - West - Boise,ID
3.9 TCR
- Contra Costa W
Contra Costa Water District
3.9 TCR
What this shows Water/Wastewater Operations averages 3.9 TCR (326% of the Water supply systems BLS benchmark).
Water/Wastewater Operations TCR series: 2019=4.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=3 · 2024=12.9 · BLS 1.2
Where Water/Wastewater Operations falls in its industry
727 Water supply systems establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 21 Water supply systems employers in Kentucky.
Water/Wastewater Operations has fewer employees than the Water supply systems median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · KY · Bowling Green
727 Water supply systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 331 employers in Bowling Green, 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 | Rosemead | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CCWA BUELLTON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UTY - West - Boise,ID | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Contra Costa Water District | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Brothers Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Homestead Family Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hwy 60 | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LGE-KU Magnolia Compressor Station | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Medical Center at Bowling Green | 1,872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,344 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Eneco East | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 098/Omaha | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Denmark WI | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Idaho Timber of Idaho | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Skan Electric, LLC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amano Enzyme U.S.A. Co., Ltd. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Petersburg Operations Center | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AMP-Cherokee Environmental Solutions | 30 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.