Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing · Kansas
Exide Technologies
SALINA, KS · ~876 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Exide Technologies runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate — safer than the typical Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing workplace — earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 56
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Exide Technologies's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 3 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
Exide Technologies's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 335911.
Where Exide Technologies falls in its industry
176 Lead acid storage batteries ma establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Exide Technologies has an average TCR of 2.3, which is 68% of the industry average (3.3) for Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing. This is better than average.
Safety Insights for Exide Technologies
Exide Technologies operates an establishment with approximately 876 full-time equivalent workers in SALINA, KS, classified under the Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing industry (NAICS 335911). Across 3 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 56 recordable injuries, 6 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 2.3 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the B letter grade (Good Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing, Exide Technologies's workforce experiences 68% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 3 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Exide Technologies as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Exide Technologies's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 335911 — Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2019)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
9 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 1,876,788 hours worked = 0.96 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Exide Technologies (this establishment) | 2.26 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| Batteries, rechargeable, manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 335911 |
| Kansas state avg (all industries) | 4.51 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Exide Technologies to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2019: 25 reportable incidents · 22 injuries, 3 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 10 reportable incidents · 10 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 27 reportable incidents · 24 injuries, 3 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Exide Technologies's reported OSHA injury record — strong versus its Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 68% of the Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing benchmark, Exide Technologies reports fewer injuries than typical peers — still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Lead acid storage batteries manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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