Department Store · Kansas
234 Topeka
Topeka, KS · ~72 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
234 Topeka runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Department Store workplace, earning a grade D.
234 Topeka: 5.7 TCR = 168% of Department Store BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
234 Topeka safety composite
234 Topeka scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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
234 Topeka: 2.7 → 8.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
234 Topeka's TCR rose 5.9 from 2.7 in 2023 to 8.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452210 · Topeka, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 168% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #22/26
- PHOTO 510 Lakeline
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~72 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 510 Lakeline (0.0 TCR gap)
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234 Topeka in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
234 Topeka
5.7 TCR
- 510 Lakeline
510 Lakeline
5.7 TCR
- 712 West Leban
712 West Lebanon
5.7 TCR
- 1163 Flowery B
1163 Flowery Branch
5.7 TCR
- 513 Preston Hi
513 Preston Highway
5.7 TCR
What this shows 234 Topeka averages 5.7 TCR (168% of the Department Store BLS benchmark).
234 Topeka TCR series: 2023=2.7 · 2024=8.7 · BLS 3.4
Where 234 Topeka falls in its industry
2,917 Department Store establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 26 Department Store employers in Kansas.
234 Topeka has fewer employees than the Department Store median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452210 · KS · Topeka
2,917 Department Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 319 employers in Topeka, 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 | 510 Lakeline | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 712 West Lebanon | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1163 Flowery Branch | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 513 Preston Highway | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CAS Constructors, LLC | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Entire Company | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cargill Emporia Pet | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Emporia KS | 72 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stormont Vail Health - Hospital | 2,589 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodyear Tire Rubber Company | 1,563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodyear Topeka | 1,499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus | 1,417 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | All Star Corrugated LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Leupold & Stevens, Inc | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | u.form Detroit, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D'Artagnan | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Belding Fruit Storage, Inc. | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Whitestone | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Douglaston | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main | 72 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.