Soft drinks merchant wholesalers · Mississippi
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian
Meridian, MS · ~57 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian runs at 176% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Soft drinks merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian: 3.9 TCR = 176% of Soft drinks merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian safety composite
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian: 1.7 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 7.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.64× in 2024
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian's TCR rose 4.6 from 1.7 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424490 · Meridian, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 176% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #7/11
- PHOTO C046 Terre Haute
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: C046 Terre Haute (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pepsi-Cola of Meridian in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian
3.9 TCR
- C046 Terre Hau
C046 Terre Haute
3.9 TCR
- 15038 McAllen,
15038 McAllen, TX
3.9 TCR
- CA - Castrovil
CA - Castroville - 11205 Commercial Pkwy - The American Bottling Company
3.9 TCR
- Coca Cola Bott
Coca Cola Bottling Company of Fort Smith, LLLP
3.9 TCR
What this shows Pepsi-Cola of Meridian averages 3.9 TCR (176% of the Soft drinks merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian TCR series: 2016=1.7 · 2017=1.8 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=0 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=3 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Pepsi-Cola of Meridian falls in its industry
1,278 Soft drinks merchant wholesale establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 11 Soft drinks merchant wholesale employers in Mississippi.
Pepsi-Cola of Meridian has fewer employees than the Soft drinks merchant wholesalers median and a lower 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 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424490 · MS · Meridian
1,278 Soft drinks merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 147 employers in Meridian, MS · 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 | C046 Terre Haute | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 15038 McAllen, TX | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CA - Castroville - 11205 Commercial Pkwy - The American Bottling Company | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coca Cola Bottling Company of Fort Smith, LLLP | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TJ Beall Company | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rankin Network | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pine Belt Division Office | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Premium Waters Jackson | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anderson Regional Medical Center North Campus | 1,189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anderson Regional Medical Center | 1,004 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Progressive Pipeline Construction, LLC - Company | 848 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rush Foundation Hospital | 737 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cellofoam - Conyers, GA | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Idaho Distributing | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reparex | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Okeechobee | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Accent Electrical Services | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deer Park #135 | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 801 Spring Creek Road | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DPL- Millsboro | 57 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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