Potato chips manufacturing · Virginia
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol
Bristol, VA · ~294 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Potato chips manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol: 3.1 TCR = 75% of Potato chips manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol safety composite
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
−3.1
2016→2023
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol injury rate improved
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol's TCR fell 3.1 from 6.3 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.3 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=2.1 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311919 · Bristol, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.1 · 75% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Evans Food Group, LTD
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 48 inj
- SIZE ~294 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Evans Food Group, LTD (0.0 TCR gap)
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Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol
3.1 TCR
- Evans Food Gro
Evans Food Group, LTD
3.1 TCR
- Turkey Creek S
Turkey Creek Snacks
3.1 TCR
- FAYETTEVILLE P
FAYETTEVILLE PLANT
3.1 TCR
- Wyandot, INC
Wyandot, INC
3.1 TCR
What this shows Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol averages 3.1 TCR (75% of the Potato chips manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol TCR series: 2016=6.3 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=2.1 · 2021=2 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=3.2 · BLS 4.1
Where Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol falls in its industry
253 Potato chips manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Potato chips manufacturing employers in Virginia.
Snack Alliance - SHearer's Foods - Bristol has more employees than the Potato chips manufacturing median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311919 · VA · Bristol
253 Potato chips manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 54 employers in Bristol, VA · 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 | Evans Food Group, LTD | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Turkey Creek Snacks | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FAYETTEVILLE PLANT | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wyandot, INC | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | RICH W.BROAD ST | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hopewell Mill | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dulles | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 3243 | 294 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CITY OF BRISTOL VIRGINIA | 340 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2089 | 338 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2089 | 337 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VABRI - BRISTOL | 332 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Commander Beverages Corporation | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | QSI Live Oak | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jefferson IRA - Amityville | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dominion Electric Supply Co.,Inc Laurel | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Athletic Association Hotel | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sofidel America | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Knoxville/Lenoir City Terminal-DOT | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | One Technology Way, Norwood, MA. | 294 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.