Food (i.e., groceries) stores · Pennsylvania
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center
Downingtown, PA · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center runs at 591% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Food (i.e., groceries) stores workplace, earning a grade F.
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center: 20.1 TCR = 591% of Food (i.e., groceries) stores BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center safety composite
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center: 13.9 → 15.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 29.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center's TCR rose 1.4 from 13.9 in 2018 to 15.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 29.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Downingtown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.1 · 591% of ind
- DART 15.3 DART
- RANK #1269/1287
- PHOTO Trader Joe's 0428 Th…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trader Joe's 0428 The Woodlands (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center
20.1 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0428 The Woodlands
20.1 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0528 Foxborough
20.1 TCR
- 6962-ABS-0029-
6962-ABS-0029-0028-03587
20.1 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0127 Los Altos
20.1 TCR
What this shows Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center averages 20.1 TCR (591% of the Food (i.e., groceries) stores BLS benchmark).
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center TCR series: 2018=13.9 · 2019=13.4 · 2020=29 · 2021=29.8 · 2022=22.9 · 2023=16.4 · 2024=15.3 · BLS 3.4
Where Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center falls in its industry
30,654 Food (i.e., groceries) stores establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1269 safest of 1287 Food (i.e., groceries) stores employers in Pennsylvania.
Kimberton Whole Foods Distribution Center has fewer employees than the Food (i.e., groceries) stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22.9 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29.0 | 23.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.4 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · PA · Downingtown
30,654 Food (i.e., groceries) stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 74 employers in Downingtown, 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 | Trader Joe's 0428 The Woodlands | 20.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0528 Foxborough | 20.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6962-ABS-0029-0028-03587 | 20.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0127 Los Altos | 20.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer New Holland NHL1 | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hunterstown Power Generation | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Producer | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Warren Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Downingtown | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wegmans Downingtown 050 | 496 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pepperidge Farms | 281 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foodservice : DOWNINGTOWN | 269 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Villages of Jackson Creek | 20.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Altoona Health & Rehab, Inc. | 20.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. | 20.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roch30-Mntc-Rochester - 1530 Building | 20.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Scipio Springs Dairy | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Administration Annex | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Behavioral Health-Robeson (Godwin Avenue) | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | River City Achievement Center-Pasquotank | 25 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.