Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers · Missouri
Kansas City South
Kansas City, MO · ~30 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kansas City South runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Kansas City South: 3.9 TCR = 175% of Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kansas City South safety composite
Kansas City South scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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%).
Kansas City South held a steady TCR band
Kansas City South's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=7.0 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=13.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Kansas City, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 175% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #18/19
- PHOTO nexAir Walnut
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: nexAir Walnut (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kansas City South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kansas City South
3.9 TCR
- nexAir Walnut
nexAir Walnut
3.9 TCR
- Ideal Chemical
Ideal Chemical & Supply Co
3.9 TCR
- Nalco Water Pa
Nalco Water Paper: Neenah, WI - PG122, PG134
3.9 TCR
- Chemicals Serv
Chemicals Services, Inc
3.9 TCR
What this shows Kansas City South averages 3.9 TCR (175% of the Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Kansas City South TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=7 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=13.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Kansas City South falls in its industry
766 Industrial chemicals merchant establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 19 Industrial chemicals merchant employers in Missouri.
Kansas City South has fewer employees than the Industrial chemicals merchant wholesaler median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · MO · Kansas City
766 Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 1,023 employers in Kansas City, MO · 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 | nexAir Walnut | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ideal Chemical & Supply Co | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nalco Water Paper: Neenah, WI - PG122, PG134 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chemicals Services, Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Reliance Pork, LLC | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monett Hatchery #1 | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J P ROSS COTTON CO | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmers Ag & Grain Supply, Inc | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mass Service Organization | 11,859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hallmark Cards Mass Channel | 11,578 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Merchandising Services (GMS) | 9,548 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Mercy - Missouri | 7,709 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Colorado jetCenter, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Delaware OH Truss | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Victus Group/Hilton Garden Inn Clovis | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenville 031 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Southern Post South Carolina | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CAPS New Jersey | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Light & Power, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vita-Herb Nutriceuticals - Placentia | 30 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.