Discount Department Stores · Missouri
1436 - Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO · ~238 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1436 - Ward Parkway runs at 156% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
1436 - Ward Parkway: 5.3 TCR = 156% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1436 - Ward Parkway safety composite
1436 - Ward Parkway scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
−0.9
2019→2024
1436 - Ward Parkway injury rate improved
1436 - Ward Parkway's TCR fell 0.9 from 5.7 in 2019 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.7 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Kansas City, MO ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 156% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #66/96
- PHOTO 1455 - Liberty
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~238 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1455 - Liberty (0.0 TCR gap)
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1436 - Ward Parkway in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
1436 - Ward Parkway
5.3 TCR
- 1455 - Liberty
1455 - Liberty
5.3 TCR
- Zachary Dirt C
Zachary Dirt Cheap
5.3 TCR
- 3295 - Falls C
3295 - Falls Church Tinner Hill
5.3 TCR
- 286 - Warminst
286 - Warminster
5.3 TCR
What this shows 1436 - Ward Parkway averages 5.3 TCR (156% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1436 - Ward Parkway TCR series: 2019=5.7 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.4
Where 1436 - Ward Parkway falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #66 safest of 96 Discount Department Stores employers in Missouri.
1436 - Ward Parkway has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · MO · Kansas City
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 1,023 employers in Kansas City, MO · 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 | 1455 - Liberty | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zachary Dirt Cheap | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3295 - Falls Church Tinner Hill | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 286 - Warminster | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 88 | 238 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SODEXO AT SSM HEALTH SLUH ES | 238 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Complete Health Care Solutions LLC | 238 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CS Springfield | 238 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mass Service Organization | 11,859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hallmark Cards Mass Channel | 11,578 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Merchandising Services (GMS) | 9,548 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Mercy - Missouri | 7,709 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wholesale Building Products LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 000096-Denver Co | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newport | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eastern State Hospital | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0804 - Mason City | 238 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2319 - Signal Hill | 238 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0746 - Kendall | 238 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2457 - Rapid City | 238 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.