Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · Louisiana
Lake Charles La
Lake Charles, LA · ~46 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lake Charles La runs at 369% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Lake Charles La: 8.1 TCR = 369% of Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lake Charles La safety composite
Lake Charles La scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−6.6
2016→2024
Lake Charles La injury rate improved
Lake Charles La's TCR fell 6.6 from 10.6 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 21.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.6 · 2017=21.0 · 2018=12.0 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424490 · Lake Charles, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 369% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #14/16
- PHOTO WARDS FRUIT & PRODUC…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WARDS FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lake Charles La in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BAKERSFIELD CA
BAKERSFIELD CA
8.2 TCR
- This site
Lake Charles La
8.1 TCR
- WARDS FRUIT &
WARDS FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY INC
8.1 TCR
- Richland Depot
Richland Depot
8.1 TCR
- Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene Depot
8.1 TCR
What this shows Lake Charles La averages 8.1 TCR (369% of the Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Lake Charles La TCR series: 2016=10.6 · 2017=21 · 2018=12 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=4 · BLS 2.2
Where Lake Charles La falls in its industry
1,278 Other Grocery and Related Prod establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 16 Other Grocery and Related Prod employers in Louisiana.
Lake Charles La has fewer employees than the Other Grocery and Related Products Merch median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21.0 | 16.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424490 · LA · Lake Charles
1,278 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 197 employers in Lake Charles, LA · 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 | WARDS FRUIT & PRODUCE COMPANY INC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richland Depot | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coeur d'Alene Depot | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BAKERSFIELD CA | 8.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Buquet & Leblanc Inc. | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CAM Industrial Solutions @ ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Complex | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Westlake-Plaquemine | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - PCA | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Golden Nugget Lake Charles | 2,182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lauberge Casino Resort | 1,973 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical Sout | 1,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical South | 1,054 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | LWHS LTD dba Bata Plastics, Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dominion Crossville, LLC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Forum at Tucson | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Benton House of Grayson | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Shoreline Inn | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reed Manufacturing Company | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Contour Airlines - CLT | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Brea | 46 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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