Frozen pizza manufacturing · California
KT's Kitchens, Inc.
Carson, CA · ~152 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KT's Kitchens, Inc. runs at 234% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Frozen pizza manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
KT's Kitchens, Inc.: 7.7 TCR = 234% of Frozen pizza manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KT's Kitchens, Inc. safety composite
KT's Kitchens, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
Rising injury rate
KT's Kitchens, Inc.: 5.4 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 13.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2024
KT's Kitchens, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.4 from 5.4 in 2017 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 13.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311412 · Carson, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 234% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #23/27
- PHOTO El Encanto, Inc. dba…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 77 inj
- SIZE ~152 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: El Encanto, Inc. dba Bueno Foods (0.0 TCR gap)
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KT's Kitchens, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Saugatuck Kitc
Saugatuck Kitchens LLC
7.8 TCR
- Dickinson Froz
Dickinson Frozen Foods Fruitland
7.8 TCR
- This site
KT's Kitchens, Inc.
7.7 TCR
- El Encanto, In
El Encanto, Inc. dba Bueno Foods
7.7 TCR
- Mountain View
Mountain View Packaging LLC
7.7 TCR
What this shows KT's Kitchens, Inc. averages 7.7 TCR (234% of the Frozen pizza manufacturing BLS benchmark).
KT's Kitchens, Inc. TCR series: 2017=5.4 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=10.9 · 2023=13.7 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where KT's Kitchens, Inc. falls in its industry
274 Frozen pizza manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 27 Frozen pizza manufacturing employers in California.
KT's Kitchens, Inc. has fewer employees than the Frozen pizza manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.7 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311412 · CA · Carson
274 Frozen pizza manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 236 employers in Carson, CA · 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 | El Encanto, Inc. dba Bueno Foods | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mountain View Packaging LLC | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saugatuck Kitchens LLC | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dickinson Frozen Foods Fruitland | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LangeTwins Inc. | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sorrento Berry Farms, LLC - Lompoc | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MT. VIEW PRODUCTION | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MATEOS LABOR SERVICE INC. | 152 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Centric Parts (PEO) - Carson | 1,190 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Los Angeles Refinery Carson | 1,083 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMPAM Parks Mechanical | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Carson | 755 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Volvo Trucks NA New River Valley Plant | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eagles Trace | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Piedmont Newnan Hospital | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tri-Steel corporation | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Total Industrial Services Specialties, Inc. | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Safety Communications | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6th Avenue Building | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rocky Mountain Natural Meats LLC | 152 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.