423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · Kansas

Independence, KS

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Independence, KS · ~33 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.6
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Independence, KS runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical 423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.

Independence, KS: 1.6 TCR = 74% of 423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Independence, KS safety composite

Independence, KS scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% 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).

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 1.63 per 100 workers

Safer than 90% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% 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

−3.3

2023→2024

Independence, KS injury rate improved

Independence, KS's TCR fell 3.3 from 3.3 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=3.3 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423820 · Independence, KS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 74% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #7/36
PHOTO Kern Machinery, Inc.…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~33 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.6
Kern Machinery

1.6
Eldridge Suppl

1.6
Ag Leader Tech

1.6
Double M Ranch

1.6

What this shows Independence, KS averages 1.6 TCR (74% of the 423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Independence, KS TCR series: 2023=3.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Independence, KS falls in its industry

700 423820 Farm and Garden Machine establishments

Safer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 36 423820 Farm and Garden Machine employers in Kansas.

Independence, KS (33 employees, TCR 1.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 32 employees and a TCR of 4.2

Independence, KS has more employees than the 423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equ median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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	3.3	3.3	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423820 · KS · Independence

700 423820 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 27 employers in Independence, KS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow	BUTTONWILLOW, CA	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Eldridge Supply Company - Augusta Location	AUGUSTA, AR	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ag Leader Technology Inc	AMES, IA	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Double M Ranch & Agriculture Supply	AMERICAN, ID	1.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Sunbelt Feed Yard	HUGOTON	33 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Royal Beef Feed Yard	SCOTT CITY	33 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Linn Willow Creek Dairy LLC	LINN	33 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Upland Pork LLC	LONG ISLAND	33 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Textron Aviation - Independence	Independence	520 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Standard Motor Products	Independence	356 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2893	Independence	263 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 2893	Independence	257 FTE
NAT-TCR	Munters Corporation	Amesbury, MA	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Street Fleet	Roseville, MN	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ecolab Engineering Center	Eagan, MN	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Dfw Ltl	Irving, TX	1.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	ABF Freight 156	Stockton, CA	33 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ABF Freight 041	Enfield, CT	33 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Abbott Machine company	Alton, IL	33 FTE
NAT-SIZE	OEI	Ashland, WI	33 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, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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