Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturing · Kansas

Distribution Center

Topeka, KS · ~88 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
10.4
Avg TCR
4.1
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Distribution Center runs at 255% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Distribution Center: 10.4 TCR = 255% of Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Distribution Center safety composite

Distribution Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).

D

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 10.44 per 100 workers

Safer than 17% of industry peers

DART rate
D 3.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 44% 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

−6.2

2017→2024

Distribution Center injury rate improved

Distribution Center's TCR fell 6.2 from 9.4 in 2017 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 18.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=9.4 · 2018=10.7 · 2019=18.3 · 2024=3.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311991 · Topeka, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 10.4 · 255% of ind

  • DART 3.3 DART
  • RANK #4/5
  • PHOTO Chariton Produce Com…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 35 inj
  • SIZE ~88 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Chariton Produce Commissary (0.0 TCR gap)

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Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Distribution Center averages 10.4 TCR (255% of the Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Distribution Center TCR series: 2017=9.4 · 2018=10.7 · 2019=18.3 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 4.1

Where Distribution Center falls in its industry

376 Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturin establishments

Safer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturin employers in Kansas.

Distribution Center (88 employees, TCR 10.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 179 employees and a TCR of 5.1 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 02004006008001,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Distribution Center
Distribution Center (88 employees, TCR 10.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 179 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Distribution Center has fewer employees than the Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 3.3 3.3 4 0 0
2019 18.3 15.3 18 0 0
2018 10.7 5.4 5 1 0
2017 9.4 9.4 8 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311991 · KS · Topeka

376 Cole slaw, fresh, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 319 employers in Topeka, 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 Chariton Produce Commissary 10.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Blount Fine Foods Warren 10.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midnight Munchies, Inc. 10.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR FRESH FOODS MANUFACTURING COMPANY (W012) 10.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Spandet Dairy KS 88 FTE
STATE-SIZE Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc. Non Spirit 88 FTE
STATE-SIZE Bedrock Concrete LLC 88 FTE
STATE-SIZE Wray Roofing, Inc 88 FTE
CITY-NEAR Stormont Vail Health - Hospital 2,589 FTE
CITY-NEAR Goodyear Tire Rubber Company 1,563 FTE
CITY-NEAR Goodyear Topeka 1,499 FTE
CITY-NEAR The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus 1,417 FTE
NAT-TCR Division 22 10.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Buffalo Stmp 10.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Nix Forest Industries 10.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Branch Manufacturing Company 10.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Delavan 88 FTE
NAT-SIZE East Paint 88 FTE
NAT-SIZE Crown Hill Ranches Inc. 88 FTE
NAT-SIZE Lloyd's Construction Services, Inc. 88 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: 2024, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.