Dairy products, frozen, merchant wholesalers · Indiana
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc.
Fort Wayne, IN · ~41 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. runs at 240% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Dairy products, frozen, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc.: 5.3 TCR = 240% of Dairy products, frozen, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. safety composite
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 93% 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% 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
−6.5
2017→2024
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. injury rate improved
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc.'s TCR fell 6.5 from 6.5 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.5 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=9.9 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=10.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Fort Wayne, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.3 · 240% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/23
- PHOTO Marquez Brothers Int…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Marquez Brothers International, Inc. - San Jose (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Marquez Brothe
Marquez Brothers International, Inc. - San Jose
5.3 TCR
- US Foods Tampa
US Foods Tampa
5.3 TCR
- Romeoville Dis
Romeoville Distribution Center
5.3 TCR
- Fischer Foods
Fischer Foods of New York, Inc.
5.3 TCR
What this shows Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. averages 5.3 TCR (240% of the Dairy products, frozen, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. TCR series: 2017=6.5 · 2018=0 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=9.9 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=10.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. falls in its industry
1,651 Dairy products, frozen, mercha establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 23 Dairy products, frozen, mercha employers in Indiana.
Dilgard Frozen Foods Inc. has fewer employees than the Dairy products, frozen, merchant wholesa 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · IN · Fort Wayne
1,651 Dairy products, frozen, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 634 employers in Fort Wayne, IN · 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 | Marquez Brothers International, Inc. - San Jose | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Foods Tampa | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Romeoville Distribution Center | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fischer Foods of New York, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bos Dairy, LLC | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IN15-SEL-TERRE HAUTE ADMIN' | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Herrema Dairy LLC | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkview Memorial Hospital | 6,096 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkview North Hospital | 4,648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkview Corporate Office | 3,312 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shambaugh & Son LP | 3,072 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Scrap Partners LLC. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tulsa 195 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westech Systems, LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paramount Contracting, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brawley Farm Labor Contractor | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M-2 | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Farms of GA Feed Mill | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rochester 126 | 41 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.