Dried foods (e.g., fruits, milk, vegetables) merchant wholesalers · New Jersey
Kast Distributors
Carneys Point, NJ · ~93 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kast Distributors runs at 194% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Dried foods (e.g., fruits, milk, vegetables) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Kast Distributors: 4.3 TCR = 194% of Dried foods (e.g., fruits, milk, vegetables) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kast Distributors safety composite
Kast Distributors scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 91% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% 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
−142.0
2016→2024
Kast Distributors injury rate improved
Kast Distributors's TCR fell 142.0 from 142.9 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 142.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=142.9 · 2017=4.6 · 2019=8.9 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424490 · Carneys Point, NJ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 194% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #12/34
- PHOTO WI - Windsor - 6493 …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~93 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WI - Windsor - 6493 Blanchars Crossing - The American Bottling Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kast Distributors in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kast Distributors
4.3 TCR
- WI - Windsor -
WI - Windsor - 6493 Blanchars Crossing - The American Bottling Company
4.3 TCR
- BakeMark USA P
BakeMark USA Pico Distribution
4.3 TCR
- Minneapolis
Minneapolis
4.3 TCR
- DODGE CITY KS
DODGE CITY KS
4.3 TCR
What this shows Kast Distributors averages 4.3 TCR (194% of the Dried foods (e.g., fruits, milk, vegetables) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Kast Distributors TCR series: 2016=142.9 · 2017=4.6 · 2019=8.9 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Kast Distributors falls in its industry
1,278 Dried foods (e.g., fruits, mil establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 34 Dried foods (e.g., fruits, mil employers in New Jersey.
Kast Distributors has more employees than the Dried foods (e.g., fruits, milk, vegetab median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 142.9 | 142.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424490 · NJ · Carneys Point
1,278 Dried foods (e.g., fruits, milk, vegetables) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 4 employers in Carneys Point, NJ · 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 | WI - Windsor - 6493 Blanchars Crossing - The American Bottling Company | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BakeMark USA Pico Distribution | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minneapolis | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DODGE CITY KS | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Automatic Rolls of New Jersey | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Harris Freeman Group of Companies NJ | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lallypak Inc | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Owens Corning Roofing Plant | 93 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NEW JERSEY | 589 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southgate Health Care Center | 117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carneys Point Generating Plant | 40 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Singing River Electric Cooperative - Sand Hill Office | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ERI Plainfield, IN | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lamar Facility | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lewis Brothers Lumber Co., Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bassham Wholesale Egg Co. Inc. | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 030-Kansas City | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Excel Manufacturing Inc. | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oakwood Care Center | 93 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.