General-line groceries merchant wholesalers · Wisconsin
Merrill Distributing Inc
Merrill, WI · ~74 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merrill Distributing Inc runs at 226% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General-line groceries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Merrill Distributing Inc: 5.0 TCR = 226% of General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merrill Distributing Inc safety composite
Merrill Distributing Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
Merrill Distributing Inc: 5.8 → 10.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2024
Merrill Distributing Inc's TCR rose 5.0 from 5.8 in 2017 to 10.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Merrill, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.0 · 226% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #13/45
- PHOTO The Chefs' Warehouse…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~74 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Chefs' Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC-Swedesboro, NJ (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merrill Distributing Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Merrill Distributing Inc
5 TCR
- The Chefs' War
The Chefs' Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC-Swedesboro, NJ
5 TCR
- Quality Bevera
Quality Beverage LLC Columbia SC
5 TCR
- Paisano Store
Paisano Store
5 TCR
- Bayside Foods,
Bayside Foods, Inc. DBA Bonollo Provisions
5 TCR
What this shows Merrill Distributing Inc averages 5.0 TCR (226% of the General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Merrill Distributing Inc TCR series: 2017=5.8 · 2018=6.6 · 2020=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=10.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Merrill Distributing Inc falls in its industry
1,651 General-line groceries merchan establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 45 General-line groceries merchan employers in Wisconsin.
Merrill Distributing Inc has fewer employees than the General-line groceries merchant wholesal median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · WI · Merrill
1,651 General-line groceries merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 49 employers in Merrill, WI · 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 | The Chefs' Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC-Swedesboro, NJ | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quality Beverage LLC Columbia SC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paisano Store | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bayside Foods, Inc. DBA Bonollo Provisions | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fun Company | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summerset Marine Construction | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Klein-Dickert Milwaukee, Inc. | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Black-Haak Heating, Inc. | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merrill Area Public Schools | 440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1366 | 240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1366 | 224 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Weinbrenner Shoe Company, INC. - Merrill | 200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Flying Food Group DFW | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Springtree Operations LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charlotte Operator LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Highway | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | New Tech | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel LLP | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lamb & Veal, Maintenance | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wickshire Tamarac | 74 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.