Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers · Nebraska
K and Z Distributing LLC
Lincoln, NE · ~57 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
K and Z Distributing LLC runs at 565% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
K and Z Distributing LLC: 12.4 TCR = 565% of Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
K and Z Distributing LLC safety composite
K and Z Distributing LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 17.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
K and Z Distributing LLC: 12.8 → 17.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 17.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.41× in 2024
K and Z Distributing LLC's TCR rose 4.7 from 12.8 in 2021 to 17.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424810 · Lincoln, NE ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.4 · 565% of ind
- DART 17.5 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Bills Distributing LTD
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bills Distributing LTD (0.0 TCR gap)
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K and Z Distributing LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
K and Z Distributing LLC
12.4 TCR
- Bills Distribu
Bills Distributing LTD
12.4 TCR
- Kristen Distri
Kristen Distributing Company-Temple
12.4 TCR
- (HFC) - Bluegr
(HFC) - Bluegrass Beverage, LLC - Hopkinsville
12.4 TCR
- Quality Brands
Quality Brands of the Black Hills
12.4 TCR
What this shows K and Z Distributing LLC averages 12.4 TCR (565% of the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
K and Z Distributing LLC TCR series: 2021=12.8 · 2022=9 · 2023=10.4 · 2024=17.5 · BLS 2.2
Where K and Z Distributing LLC falls in its industry
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except d establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.4.
Narrower to Nebraska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Beverages, alcoholic (except d employers in Nebraska.
K and Z Distributing LLC has fewer employees than the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled s median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.4. 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 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424810 · NE · Lincoln
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,594 rated employers in Nebraska with headcount on file · 496 employers in Lincoln, NE · 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 | Bills Distributing LTD | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kristen Distributing Company-Temple | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | (HFC) - Bluegrass Beverage, LLC - Hopkinsville | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quality Brands of the Black Hills | 12.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mark Miller LLC | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paul Davis Systems of Omaha, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Moen Steel Erection Inc. | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Senegal Specialty Contracting, LLC | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nelnet Servicing LLC | 2,850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nelnet - Lincoln HQ | 2,491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bryan East Campus | 2,358 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FACTS Education Corporation | 1,986 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | East Campus Surgery Center | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | J&M Machine Products Inc. | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ecynbro Trucking LLC | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ORD-GH | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lexus El Cajon | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Colony Court GARKAT | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DS Cole Growers Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Equipment Depot Texas, Inc. - Waco | 57 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.