Grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing · Kansas
Little Swedes Industries
Wichita, KS · ~58 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Little Swedes Industries runs at 237% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Little Swedes Industries: 7.8 TCR = 237% of Grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Little Swedes Industries safety composite
Little Swedes Industries scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.0
2017→2024
Little Swedes Industries injury rate improved
Little Swedes Industries's TCR fell 1.0 from 4.5 in 2017 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 16.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=10.4 · 2023=16.6 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Wichita, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 237% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO LVD Strippit, Inc.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LVD Strippit, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Kansas employers → · Look up another →
Little Swedes Industries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- KKSP Precision
KKSP Precision Machining Glendale Heights
8 TCR
- LLMachine
LLMachine
7.9 TCR
- This site
Little Swedes Industries
7.8 TCR
- LVD Strippit,
LVD Strippit, Inc.
7.8 TCR
- EIT Elizabetht
EIT Elizabethtown
7.7 TCR
What this shows Little Swedes Industries averages 7.8 TCR (237% of the Grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Little Swedes Industries TCR series: 2017=4.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=10.4 · 2023=16.6 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Little Swedes Industries falls in its industry
391 Grinding machines, metalworkin establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Grinding machines, metalworkin employers in Kansas.
Little Swedes Industries has more employees than the Grinding machines, metalworking, manufac median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16.6 | 11.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · KS · Wichita
391 Grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 841 employers in Wichita, KS · 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 | LVD Strippit, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LLMachine | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EIT Elizabethtown | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KKSP Precision Machining Glendale Heights | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | High Plains Ponderosa Dairy, LLC | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wichita System Control Center | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phoenix Renovation and Restoration, Inc. | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PureField Ingredients, Food Ingredients | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spirit Aerosystems | 11,775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Textron Aviation - Mid Continent | 4,359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wesley Medical Center | 2,657 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-KSWIC062 | 2,438 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Climate Systems, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lancaster | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Modern Ginning Company | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hannah B G Shaw Home, Inc | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FXI, Inc. - Spencerville | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0160 Sammamish | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S07553 - WM of Arlington MRF | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KMS Secondary | 58 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.