Natural Gas Distribution · Kansas

1509 W Maple Independence Ks

Independence, KS · ~31 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
2.6
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

1509 W Maple Independence Ks runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Natural Gas Distribution workplace, earning a grade F.

1509 W Maple Independence Ks: 2.6 TCR = 220% of Natural Gas Distribution BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

1509 W Maple Independence Ks safety composite

1509 W Maple Independence Ks scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).

D

41/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 2.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.58 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% 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%).

Rising injury rate

1509 W Maple Independence Ks: 3.8 → 7.2 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2024

1509 W Maple Independence Ks's TCR rose 3.3 from 3.8 in 2017 to 7.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Independence, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 2.6 · 220% of ind

  • DART 3.6 DART
  • RANK #17/20
  • PHOTO NG Dixon Reporting C…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~31 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: NG Dixon Reporting Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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1509 W Maple Independence Ks in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows 1509 W Maple Independence Ks averages 2.6 TCR (220% of the Natural Gas Distribution BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

1509 W Maple Independence Ks TCR series: 2017=3.8 · 2018=7 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 1.2

Where 1509 W Maple Independence Ks falls in its industry

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution establishments

Safer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 20 Natural Gas Distribution employers in Kansas.

1509 W Maple Independence Ks (31 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate 1509 W Maple Independence Ks
1509 W Maple Independence Ks (31 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

1509 W Maple Independence Ks has fewer employees than the Natural Gas Distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 7.2 3.6 1 1 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 3.2 0.0 1 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 7.0 0.0 2 0 0
2017 3.8 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · KS · Independence

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 27 employers in Independence, KS · 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 NG Dixon Reporting Center 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Yorkville Reporting Center 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Cumming Service Center 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR NORTHEASTERN - NORTHEAST SHOP 2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Lariat Feeders, LLC 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE Barton County Feeders 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE Kendall Construction, Inc. 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE Julius Kaaz Construction 31 FTE
CITY-NEAR Textron Aviation - Independence 520 FTE
CITY-NEAR Standard Motor Products 356 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2893 263 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 2893 257 FTE
NAT-TCR The Flea Market 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Plant 1 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR D12 Madison 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR AmeriGas - West Palm Beach FL 2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE 1730 N Main San Angelo Tx 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE 5249 Pepperchase Dr Southaven Ms 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE Texas 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE Dallas Texas 31 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.