Employer · Kansas
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka
Topeka, KS · ~48 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka runs at 277% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade F.
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka: 7.2 TCR = 277% of industry BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka safety composite
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka: 3.8 → 10.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 14.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.89× in 2022
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka's TCR rose 6.8 from 3.8 in 2016 to 10.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 14.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Topeka, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 277% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #18/21
- PHOTO EDCO Station
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: EDCO Station (0.0 TCR gap)
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S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka
7.2 TCR
- EDCO Station
EDCO Station
7.2 TCR
- S03021 - Newar
S03021 - Newark Hauling
7.2 TCR
- S10240 - Morri
S10240 - Morristown Transport
7.2 TCR
- FCC Environmen
FCC Environmental Services Texas, LLC (Houston Hauling)
7.2 TCR
What this shows S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka averages 7.2 TCR (277% of the industry BLS benchmark).
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=0 · 2018=14.5 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=6.2 · 2021=8.7 · 2022=10.6 · BLS 2.6
Where S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka falls in its industry
2,322 industry establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 21 industry employers in Kansas.
S04047 - WM of Kansas - Topeka has fewer employees than the industry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · KS · Topeka
2,322 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 319 employers in Topeka, 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 | EDCO Station | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S03021 - Newark Hauling | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S10240 - Morristown Transport | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FCC Environmental Services Texas, LLC (Houston Hauling) | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KCP&L - Southland Service Center | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utility Maintenance Contractors LLC | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McCullough Excavation, Inc | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Linaweaver Construction, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stormont Vail Health - Hospital | 2,589 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodyear Tire Rubber Company | 1,563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodyear Topeka | 1,499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus | 1,417 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Katerberg Verhage DBA Greenleaf | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Food City Store #662 | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mankato Service Center-KB | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Sow Farm 5 | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cinagro Harvesting, LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thompson Industrial Services, LLC, Division 55 | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GM Bedford Foundry | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Office | 48 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.