Frozen waffles manufacturing · California
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA
San Jose, CA · ~159 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Frozen waffles manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA: 4.2 TCR = 126% of Frozen waffles manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA safety composite
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA: 2.4 → 5.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA's TCR rose 3.5 from 2.4 in 2023 to 5.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311412 · San Jose, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 126% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #15/27
- PHOTO Ruiz Foods Products
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~159 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ruiz Foods Products (0.0 TCR gap)
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San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA
4.2 TCR
- Ruiz Foods Pro
Ruiz Foods Products
4.2 TCR
- Uno Foods, INc
Uno Foods, INc
4.2 TCR
- Marzetti Froze
Marzetti Frozen Pasta - Altoona
4.1 TCR
- Creative Speci
Creative Specialty Food Solutions- Yale
4.1 TCR
What this shows San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA averages 4.2 TCR (126% of the Frozen waffles manufacturing BLS benchmark).
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA TCR series: 2023=2.4 · 2024=5.9 · BLS 3.3
Where San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA falls in its industry
274 Frozen waffles manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 27 Frozen waffles manufacturing employers in California.
San Jose Manufacturing Facility - KNA has fewer employees than the Frozen waffles manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311412 · CA · San Jose
274 Frozen waffles manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,102 employers in San Jose, CA · 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 | Ruiz Foods Products | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Uno Foods, INc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marzetti Frozen Pasta - Altoona | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Creative Specialty Food Solutions- Yale | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | REDDING SERVICE CENTER-OFFICE | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Solar4America Technology, Inc. | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Santa Ana Creek Development dba Mark Company | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JFShea Construction-Walnut | 159 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2636-CALIFORNIA.SAN JOSE | 11,308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics) | 7,299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rosendin - Main | 6,964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC & Clinics) | 6,576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | KMC Plant #1 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kent Sporting Goods | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PFC-CT | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ULA-Harlingen | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tables MFG. | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Applied Engineering, Inc. | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XCEL Erectors, Inc. | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NEA | 159 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.