Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers · Kansas
8403 Kao
Kansas City, KS · ~112 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
8403 Kao runs at 485% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
8403 Kao: 10.7 TCR = 485% of Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
8403 Kao safety composite
8403 Kao scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
TCR Δ
−5.2
2016→2024
8403 Kao injury rate improved
8403 Kao's TCR fell 5.2 from 11.8 in 2016 to 6.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 18.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.8 · 2017=10.7 · 2018=14.5 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=18.3 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=10.3 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=6.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423120 · Kansas City, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.7 · 485% of ind
- DART 6.6 DART
- RANK #12/12
- PHOTO Lorain County Automo…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 110 inj
- SIZE ~112 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lorain County Automotive Systems (0.0 TCR gap)
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8403 Kao in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- EAPW Loc 5
EAPW Loc 5
10.8 TCR
- This site
8403 Kao
10.7 TCR
- Lorain County
Lorain County Automotive Systems
10.7 TCR
- 8605 Keystone
8605 Keystone Automotive Operations and Logistics
10.7 TCR
- Parts Authorit
Parts Authority Chino
10.7 TCR
What this shows 8403 Kao averages 10.7 TCR (485% of the Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
8403 Kao TCR series: 2016=11.8 · 2017=10.7 · 2018=14.5 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=18.3 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=10.3 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=6.6 · BLS 2.2
Where 8403 Kao falls in its industry
950 Automotive parts, new, merchan establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 12 Automotive parts, new, merchan employers in Kansas.
8403 Kao has more employees than the Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.5 | 10.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423120 · KS · Kansas City
950 Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 367 employers in Kansas City, 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 | Lorain County Automotive Systems | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 8605 Keystone Automotive Operations and Logistics | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Parts Authority Chino | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EAPW Loc 5 | 10.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 8549_19713 | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crosswind Sabetha | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Custom Foods, Inc. | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NGC- Medicine Lodge | 112 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - MKC6 | 3,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MKC6 | 2,912 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fairfax Assembly and Stamping | 2,772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER | 1,091 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Store #16 | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BCI | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fisher Engineering | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LP E-Town, LLC | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | High Transit LLC. | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 8427/8607 Keystone | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BASF Corporation | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Mechanical Contractors | 112 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.