Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers · New York
Cavallaro Foods
Syracuse, NY · ~311 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cavallaro Foods runs at 251% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Cavallaro Foods: 5.5 TCR = 251% of Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cavallaro Foods safety composite
Cavallaro Foods scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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%).
Cavallaro Foods held a steady TCR band
Cavallaro Foods's TCR held near 0.3 from 4.8 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.8 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=5.8 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Syracuse, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 5.5 · 251% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #32/72
- PHOTO Lebanon Distribution…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 130 inj
- SIZE ~311 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lebanon Distribution Center (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · New York employers → · Look up another →
Cavallaro Foods in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cavallaro Foods
5.5 TCR
- Lebanon Distri
Lebanon Distribution Center
5.5 TCR
- Vistar Illinoi
Vistar Illinois - 1005
5.5 TCR
- Restaurant Dep
Restaurant Depot 450
5.5 TCR
- Greco and Sons
Greco and Sons Concord Foods So Cal Ontario
5.5 TCR
What this shows Cavallaro Foods averages 5.5 TCR (251% of the Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Cavallaro Foods TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=5.8 · 2023=5 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Cavallaro Foods falls in its industry
1,651 Groceries, general-line, merch establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 72 Groceries, general-line, merch employers in New York.
Cavallaro Foods has more employees than the Groceries, general-line, merchant wholes median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · NY · Syracuse
1,651 Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 436 employers in Syracuse, NY · 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 | Lebanon Distribution Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vistar Illinois - 1005 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Restaurant Depot 450 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greco and Sons Concord Foods So Cal Ontario | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Schuler-Haas Electric Corp. | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arvos Ljungstrom LLC | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Onondaga | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LGA - Airport United Airlines Offices | 311 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph's Health | 4,299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY | 3,970 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 3,720 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center-SJH-NY | 2,803 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Benton County Corrections | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harold White Lumber, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Car Sound Exhaust Systems | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thermal Engineering of Arizona | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Portacool, LLC | 311 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Milwaukee Valve Company LLC - Prairie du Sac - NIBCO | 311 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spectrum Intermediate, 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 →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.