Presses, printing (except textile), manufacturing · Missouri

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory

Independence, MO · ~311 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Presses, printing (except textile), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory: 5.7 TCR = 174% of Presses, printing (except textile), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory safety composite

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).

F

22/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.74 per 100 workers

Safer than 15% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5.09 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% 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

−5.1

2018→2023

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory injury rate improved

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory's TCR fell 5.1 from 11.4 in 2018 to 6.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=11.4 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=6.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333244 · Independence, MO ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 174% of ind

  • DART 5.1 DART
  • RANK P15
  • PHOTO Epson America Inc.
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 111 inj
  • SIZE ~311 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Epson America Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)

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Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory averages 5.7 TCR (174% of the Presses, printing (except textile), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory TCR series: 2018=11.4 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=6.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory falls in its industry

82 Presses, printing (except text establishments

Safer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory (311 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 85 employees and a TCR of 2.5 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 0100200300400 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory
Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory (311 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 85 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Burd & Flertcher - Independence Factory has more employees than the Presses, printing (except textile), manu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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
2023 6.3 5.1 21 0 0
2022 4.1 2.3 14 0 0
2021 3.4 1.5 11 0 0
2020 4.7 4.4 17 0 0
2019 4.6 2.8 15 0 0
2018 11.4 6.2 33 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333244 · MO · Independence

82 Presses, printing (except textile), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 126 employers in Independence, 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 Epson America Inc. 5.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR PamarcoBatavia 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kase Printing, Inc. 6.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Rossini NA 6.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE F & M Manchester Service Center 311 FTE
STATE-SIZE Buick Resource Recycling Facility 311 FTE
STATE-SIZE SAF-HOLLAND Inc. - Warrenton 311 FTE
STATE-SIZE Kansas City Terminal - DOT 311 FTE
CITY-NEAR Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division 1,810 FTE
CITY-NEAR Olin-Winchester LLC 1,582 FTE
CITY-NEAR Centerpoint Medical Center of Independence 1,507 FTE
CITY-NEAR Landmark Building 906 FTE
NAT-TCR Caraustar Toledo Tube Plant 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR North America : Ligonier 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Troy - 03 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Delicato Monterey Winery 5.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE St Charles 311 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ryan & Associates 311 FTE
NAT-SIZE Oshkosh Manufacturing, LLC 311 FTE
NAT-SIZE DuPont Teijin Films 311 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.