Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing · Ohio
KKC
Columbus, OH · ~414 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KKC runs at 31% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
KKC: 1.2 TCR = 31% of Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KKC safety composite
KKC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% 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%).
KKC held a steady TCR band
KKC's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.9 in 2016 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.9 · 2017=0.9 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311111 · Columbus, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 31% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #3/15
- PHOTO RNS-NSC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~414 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RNS-NSC (0.0 TCR gap)
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KKC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
KKC
1.2 TCR
- RNS-NSC
RNS-NSC
1.2 TCR
- Nestle Purina
Nestle Purina PetCare Company - Hager City
1.2 TCR
- RSD
RSD
1.2 TCR
- EMPORIA PET FO
EMPORIA PET FOOD
1.2 TCR
What this shows KKC averages 1.2 TCR (31% of the Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
KKC TCR series: 2016=0.9 · 2017=0.9 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=1 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 3.9
Where KKC falls in its industry
302 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 15 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned employers in Ohio.
KKC has more employees than the Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, fro median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311111 · OH · Columbus
302 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, OH · 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 | RNS-NSC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nestle Purina PetCare Company - Hager City | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RSD | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EMPORIA PET FOOD | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Charter Steel - Cleveland | 414 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Refinish Sales & TCs | 414 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advance Auto Parts DC 23 | 414 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Energizer Holdings - Global Auto Care - Dayton | 415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital | 13,367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus | 10,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 9,759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 | 5,057 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Customer Service Group Harrisburg Repair Center | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cameron Hill Bldg. 1-5, Garage - Shared Health | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Duquesne Light Company | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fort Worth- Dry Bulk Transport | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Commercial Vehicle Group - Vonore | 414 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillside 1 | 414 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Burton Corporation | 414 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Porterville Citrus, Inc. | 414 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.