Chimney, concrete, construction · Kentucky
Whittenberg Construction
Louisville, KY · ~157 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Whittenberg Construction runs at 116% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Chimney, concrete, construction workplace, earning a grade C.
Whittenberg Construction: 3.2 TCR = 116% of Chimney, concrete, construction BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Whittenberg Construction safety composite
Whittenberg Construction scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
Whittenberg Construction: 2.2 → 3.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.77× in 2024
Whittenberg Construction's TCR rose 1.5 from 2.2 in 2018 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238110 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 116% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #8/12
- PHOTO Blackwood of DC, LLC
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~157 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Blackwood of DC, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Whittenberg Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Blackwood of D
Blackwood of DC, LLC
3.3 TCR
- This site
Whittenberg Construction
3.2 TCR
- Natola Concret
Natola Concrete Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Structural Sys
Structural Systems Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Thompson Concr
Thompson Concrete Construction Ltd.
3.2 TCR
What this shows Whittenberg Construction averages 3.2 TCR (116% of the Chimney, concrete, construction BLS benchmark).
Whittenberg Construction TCR series: 2018=2.2 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=5 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Whittenberg Construction falls in its industry
1,314 Chimney, concrete, constructio establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 12 Chimney, concrete, constructio employers in Kentucky.
Whittenberg Construction has more employees than the Chimney, concrete, construction median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238110 · KY · Louisville
1,314 Chimney, concrete, construction 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 | Blackwood of DC, LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Natola Concrete Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Structural Systems Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thompson Concrete Construction Ltd. | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pratt Industries (Target Container) Display Division Hebron | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mikron - Richmond | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Riverport | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advanced Manufacturing Center | 157 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 | CTE Solutions | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | La Belle | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AWG, Kansas City | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sales-OOS | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Torrance County | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wesley Towers, Inc. | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lexus of Sarasota | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trego Dugan Aviation of GI CGO, KLAS | 157 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.