Academies, college or university · Kentucky
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY · ~2,237 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green runs at 52% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade B.
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green: 0.7 TCR = 52% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green safety composite
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−0.6
2016→2024
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green injury rate improved
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green's TCR fell 0.6 from 1.3 in 2016 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.3 · 2017=0.7 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Bowling Green, KY AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 0.7 · 52% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #1/5
- PHOTO St. Ambrose University
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 151 inj
- SIZE ~2,237 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: St. Ambrose University (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Kentucky employers → · Look up another →
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green
0.7 TCR
- St. Ambrose Un
St. Ambrose University
0.7 TCR
- Division 22 Un
Division 22 University of Rochester
0.7 TCR
- D1 Lafayette C
D1 Lafayette Campus
0.7 TCR
- AZ030 - Phoeni
AZ030 - Phoenix AZ/4035 S Riverpt
0.7 TCR
What this shows Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green averages 0.7 TCR (52% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green TCR series: 2016=1.3 · 2017=0.7 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 1.4
Where Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Academies, college or universi employers in Kentucky.
Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green has more employees than the Academies, college or university median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · KY · Bowling Green
347 Academies, college or university 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 | St. Ambrose University | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Division 22 University of Rochester | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D1 Lafayette Campus | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AZ030 - Phoenix AZ/4035 S Riverpt | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - LEX1 | 2,233 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PMC Main Hospital | 2,209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CVG2 | 2,269 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisville Operations | 2,275 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 |
| CITY-NEAR | BGKY Henkel Corporation | 1,256 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TCCo-FL | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Louis | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Molding and Technologies Inc. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Portland, IN - POR | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Raytheon_Aurora_CO | 2,237 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | main facility | 2,237 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Iladd - Addison a Building | 2,237 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenheck Fan Corporation | 2,237 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.