DAIRY DISTRIBUTION · Texas
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx
Houston, TX · ~140 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx runs at 210% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical DAIRY DISTRIBUTION workplace, earning a grade F.
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx: 4.6 TCR = 210% of DAIRY DISTRIBUTION BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx safety composite
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
−1.6
2021→2024
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx injury rate improved
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx's TCR fell 1.6 from 5.0 in 2021 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=5.0 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424430 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.6 · 210% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #10/23
- PHOTO Hiland Dairy Foods, …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~140 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC - OKC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx
4.6 TCR
- Hiland Dairy F
Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC - OKC
4.6 TCR
- Meadow Gold Bi
Meadow Gold Billings - Billings - Sugar Ave
4.6 TCR
- Great Lakes Ch
Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, Wisconsin, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- DFA DISTRIBUTI
DFA DISTRIBUTING SOUTH - CHATANOOGA TN
4.6 TCR
What this shows Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx averages 4.6 TCR (210% of the DAIRY DISTRIBUTION BLS benchmark).
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx TCR series: 2021=5 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx falls in its industry
231 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 23 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION employers in Texas.
Dfa Distributing West - Houston Tx has more employees than the DAIRY DISTRIBUTION median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424430 · TX · Houston
231 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, 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 | Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC - OKC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meadow Gold Billings - Billings - Sugar Ave | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, Wisconsin, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DFA DISTRIBUTING SOUTH - CHATANOOGA TN | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 8281-Dow Deer Park | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Patin Construction LLC | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Bend Solar Project | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mcmahon Contracting L.P. | 140 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | UES-SEA | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kessler's Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wayne's Foods Plus-Webster | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Met-L-Tec LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Surgical Instrument Manufacturers Inc | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rock City Mechanical Company, LLC | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Concord Place | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohio Living - Swan Creek | 140 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.