Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers · Texas
Brown Distributing Company, LTD
Austin, TX · ~421 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Brown Distributing Company, LTD runs at 212% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Brown Distributing Company, LTD: 4.7 TCR = 212% of Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Brown Distributing Company, LTD safety composite
Brown Distributing Company, LTD scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−3.1
2019→2024
Brown Distributing Company, LTD injury rate improved
Brown Distributing Company, LTD's TCR fell 3.1 from 8.3 in 2019 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=8.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424810 · Austin, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.7 · 212% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #29/82
- PHOTO Rocco J. Testani Inc
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 131 inj
- SIZE ~421 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rocco J. Testani Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Brown Distributing Company, LTD in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Brown Distributing Company, LTD
4.7 TCR
- Rocco J. Testa
Rocco J. Testani Inc
4.7 TCR
- Columbia Distr
Columbia Distributing Springfield
4.7 TCR
- Craft Beer Gui
Craft Beer Guild Distributing of NY LLC
4.7 TCR
- Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Sales San Diego
4.7 TCR
What this shows Brown Distributing Company, LTD averages 4.7 TCR (212% of the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Brown Distributing Company, LTD TCR series: 2019=8.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=3 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Brown Distributing Company, LTD falls in its industry
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except d establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.4.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 82 Beverages, alcoholic (except d employers in Texas.
Brown Distributing Company, LTD has more employees than the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled s median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.4. 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 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424810 · TX · Austin
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 1,645 employers in Austin, TX · 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 | Rocco J. Testani Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia Distributing Springfield | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Craft Beer Guild Distributing of NY LLC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anheuser-Busch Sales San Diego | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dow Freeport | 421 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Darr Equipment LP | 421 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6W - Dallas | 421 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 535 | 421 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ensign Services | 11,325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NA-US-TX-Austin-Giga Texas | 8,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-Loc: CORP LOC - US Austin | 6,911 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-CORP LOC - USA UNITED STATES - AST | 5,272 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kenneth West Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RPM Wood Finishes Group, Inc., Hudson, NC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bosma Ag Enterprises | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indianapolis Ben Franklin Plumbing | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 3D Systems - Waterford | 421 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Division 3 | 421 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Ridge Park District | 421 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Toto USA Morrow Plant | 421 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.