Chips (e.g., corn, potato) merchant wholesalers · Maryland
Herr Foods Inc. 68
Elkridge, MD · ~39 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Herr Foods Inc. 68 runs at 260% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chips (e.g., corn, potato) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Herr Foods Inc. 68: 5.7 TCR = 260% of Chips (e.g., corn, potato) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Herr Foods Inc. 68 safety composite
Herr Foods Inc. 68 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Herr Foods Inc. 68 held a steady TCR band
Herr Foods Inc. 68's TCR held near 0.1 from 2.7 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.7 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.7 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424450 · Elkridge, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.7 · 260% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #11/12
- PHOTO 43621B - MILWAUKEE DC
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 43621B - MILWAUKEE DC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Herr Foods Inc. 68 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Herr Foods Inc. 68
5.7 TCR
- 43621B - MILWA
43621B - MILWAUKEE DC
5.7 TCR
- 49211A - BRISB
49211A - BRISBANE DC
5.7 TCR
- 43621D - UNION
43621D - UNION GROVE
5.6 TCR
- CONCORD PEC
CONCORD PEC
5.6 TCR
What this shows Herr Foods Inc. 68 averages 5.7 TCR (260% of the Chips (e.g., corn, potato) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Herr Foods Inc. 68 TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=2.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Herr Foods Inc. 68 falls in its industry
773 Chips (e.g., corn, potato) mer establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 12 Chips (e.g., corn, potato) mer employers in Maryland.
Herr Foods Inc. 68 has fewer employees than the Chips (e.g., corn, potato) merchant whol median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424450 · MD · Elkridge
773 Chips (e.g., corn, potato) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 90 employers in Elkridge, MD · 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 | 43621B - MILWAUKEE DC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 49211A - BRISBANE DC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 43621D - UNION GROVE | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CONCORD PEC | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Maryland Division Office | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PHRG MD-BAL | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Point Builders of Maryland | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clevenger Interiors, LLC. | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bell Nursery - Store Employees | 557 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SMD1 | 424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Executive Maintenance, Inc. | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Center for Social Change | 419 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 19 - Hudson | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HF Optimeyes Southfield | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Neenah Foundry | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Scsu-Washington Hall-Res Din | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Indiana Metal Craft | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GDS Plymouth | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ITW Sexton | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metropolitan Stevedore Company - Stockton | 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.