Mushroom farming · Pennsylvania
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex
Kennett Square, PA · ~430 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex runs at 60% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Mushroom farming workplace, earning a grade B.
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex: 2.7 TCR = 60% of Mushroom farming BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex safety composite
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex: 2.5 → 2.9 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 2.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.46× in 2017
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex's TCR rose 0.4 from 2.5 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111411 · Kennett Square, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.7 · 60% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #15/63
- PHOTO Monterey Mushrooms P…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~430 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Monterey Mushrooms Princeton Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Needhams Mushr
Needhams Mushroom Farm
2.8 TCR
- Sylvan PA
Sylvan PA
2.8 TCR
- This site
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex
2.7 TCR
- Monterey Mushr
Monterey Mushrooms Princeton Facility
2.7 TCR
- Monterey Mushr
Monterey Mushrooms Inc
2.7 TCR
What this shows Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex averages 2.7 TCR (60% of the Mushroom farming BLS benchmark).
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=2.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex falls in its industry
107 Mushroom farming establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 63 Mushroom farming employers in Pennsylvania.
Kaolin Mushroom Farms - Kennett Complex has more employees than the Mushroom farming median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111411 · PA · Kennett Square
107 Mushroom farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 55 employers in Kennett Square, PA · 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 | Monterey Mushrooms Princeton Facility | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monterey Mushrooms Inc | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Needhams Mushroom Farm | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sylvan PA | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | National Beef Hummels Wharf | 430 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UX-Grove City, PA | 430 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Global Services Supply Chain Operations : UX-Grove City, PA | 430 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LCCB 1L17 PHILADELPHIA DISTRIBUTION CTR | 430 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaolin Mushroom Farm | 663 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kendal-Crosslands Communities | 604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Mill Champs | 550 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tri-M Group, LLC | 489 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fairfield Inn & Suites | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Interstate Drywall Corp. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Power Services : GRS - Atlanta, GA, USA (Service Center) | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Industrial Solutions : IS - MFG US - Burlington, IA | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wichita (South & North) (Kswic) | 430 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Integrity Windows and Doors - Roanoke | 430 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tempe Office | 430 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BioLegend Way | 430 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.