Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing · Indiana
Kraft Heinz Company
Kendallville, IN · ~300 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kraft Heinz Company runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Kraft Heinz Company: 6.5 TCR = 155% of Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing BLS 4.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kraft Heinz Company safety composite
Kraft Heinz Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% 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
Kraft Heinz Company: 5.4 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.17× in 2019
Kraft Heinz Company's TCR rose 1.4 from 5.4 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311340 · Kendallville, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 155% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO PEZ Manufacturing Co…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~300 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PEZ Manufacturing Corp. (0.2 TCR gap)
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Kraft Heinz Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- PEZ Manufactur
PEZ Manufacturing Corp.
6.7 TCR
- This site
Kraft Heinz Company
6.5 TCR
- Northern Gold
Northern Gold Foods USA LLC
6.2 TCR
- Primrose Candy
Primrose Candy Company
6.2 TCR
- Y&S Candies
Y&S Candies
6.1 TCR
What this shows Kraft Heinz Company averages 6.5 TCR (155% of the Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kraft Heinz Company TCR series: 2016=5.4 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=6.8 · BLS 4.2
Where Kraft Heinz Company falls in its industry
123 Confectionery, nonchocolate, m establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Confectionery, nonchocolate, m employers in Indiana.
Kraft Heinz Company has more employees than the Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311340 · IN · Kendallville
123 Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 37 employers in Kendallville, IN · 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 | PEZ Manufacturing Corp. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Gold Foods USA LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Primrose Candy Company | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Y&S Candies | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | EMCOR Hyre Electric | 300 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Endress+Hauser USA | 300 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cummins-Meritor Plainfield | 300 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2276 | 300 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Creative Liquid Coatings, Inc. Kendallville | 711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LSC Communications | 488 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1388 | 303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1388 | 291 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JM Farms Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TNI - Earth City, MO | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tuff Shed Store 210 - Houston - SC | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5472-Swy 0035 1759 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Firth Rixson - Savannah | 300 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meijer inc - store 56 | 300 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Motor Truck Equipment Company/DBA Kenworth of PA | 300 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : ATL7 | 300 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.