Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing · Mississippi
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus
Columbus, MS · ~205 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus: 3.0 TCR = 74% of Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus safety composite
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−2.9
2019→2024
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus injury rate improved
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus's TCR fell 2.9 from 6.9 in 2019 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.9 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311930 · Columbus, MS AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.0 · 74% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK P42
- PHOTO Kerry
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~205 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kerry (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Flavorchem Cor
Flavorchem Corporation
3.2 TCR
- This site
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus
3 TCR
- Kerry
Kerry
3 TCR
- Sensory Effect
Sensory Effects/ Balchem
2.9 TCR
- Owatonna, MN
Owatonna, MN
2.9 TCR
What this shows Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus averages 3.0 TCR (74% of the Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus TCR series: 2019=6.9 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=1 · 2024=4 · BLS 4.1
Where Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus falls in its industry
96 Concentrates, flavoring (excep establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Kent Precision Foods Group- Columbus has more employees than the Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee b median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311930 · MS · Columbus
96 Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 104 employers in Columbus, MS · 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 | Kerry | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sensory Effects/ Balchem | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Owatonna, MN | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flavorchem Corporation | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Miskelly Furniture Warehouse, Inc. | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | L. Dicks, Inc. | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unified Brands | 206 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Columbus | 905 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steel Dynamics, Inc. - FR Columbus | 753 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Paccar Engine Company | 627 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bracken Construction Company, Inc. | 376 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Victoria | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 287 - West Philadelphia | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GFU Cafe | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S. H. Bell Company - East Liverpool | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Barbourville ARH | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlas Lift Tech, INC | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baltimore MD FXFE-BMM | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0318 - Yuba City | 205 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.