Rendering plants · Kansas
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City
Kansas City, KS · ~39 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City runs at 200% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Rendering plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City: 6.6 TCR = 200% of Rendering plants BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City safety composite
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−3.6
2016→2024
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City injury rate improved
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City's TCR fell 3.6 from 10.7 in 2016 to 7.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.7 · 2017=10.5 · 2018=10.0 · 2019=2.0 · 2020=6.0 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=7.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311613 · Kansas City, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 200% of ind
- DART 7.1 DART
- RANK P36
- PHOTO Darling Ingredients-…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Darling Ingredients-TURLOCK (0.0 TCR gap)
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Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City
6.6 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients-TURLOCK
6.6 TCR
- DarPro Tampa
DarPro Tampa
6.6 TCR
- SFI WET
SFI WET
6.5 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients Union City TN
6.5 TCR
What this shows Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City averages 6.6 TCR (200% of the Rendering plants BLS benchmark).
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City TCR series: 2016=10.7 · 2017=10.5 · 2018=10 · 2019=2 · 2020=6 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=7.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City falls in its industry
151 Rendering plants establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Darling Ingredients Inc. Kansas City has fewer employees than the Rendering plants median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311613 · KS · Kansas City
151 Rendering plants 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 | Darling Ingredients-TURLOCK | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DarPro Tampa | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SFI WET | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients Union City TN | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1550 W Road 70 | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Beefland Feed Yard | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lawrence Service Center | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHE - Lawrence (KS009) | 39 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 | Freightliner Northwest, Pacific WA | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3240 Keystone | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yavapai Mechanical | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Michigan Glass Block Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wurm's Woodworking Co. | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monical's Pizza Parkway | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ong Wr Okc Sssc | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ONA Polymers | 39 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.