Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers · Louisiana
SWB-LC
Lake Charles, LA · ~115 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SWB-LC runs at 156% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
SWB-LC: 3.4 TCR = 156% of Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SWB-LC safety composite
SWB-LC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.7
2017→2023
SWB-LC injury rate improved
SWB-LC's TCR fell 0.7 from 2.5 in 2017 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.5 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424810 · Lake Charles, LA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 156% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #7/12
- PHOTO Del Papa Distributin…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~115 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Del Papa Distributing - NE (0.0 TCR gap)
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SWB-LC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Quality Brands
Quality Brands of Casper
3.5 TCR
- This site
SWB-LC
3.4 TCR
- Del Papa Distr
Del Papa Distributing - NE
3.4 TCR
- Durdach Bros.,
Durdach Bros., Inc.
3.4 TCR
- Holiday Great
Holiday Great Bay Distributors
3.4 TCR
What this shows SWB-LC averages 3.4 TCR (156% of the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
SWB-LC TCR series: 2017=2.5 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 2.2
Where SWB-LC falls in its industry
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except d establishmentsSafer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.4.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 12 Beverages, alcoholic (except d employers in Louisiana.
SWB-LC has more employees than the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled s median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.4. 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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424810 · LA · Lake Charles
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 197 employers in Lake Charles, LA · 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 | Del Papa Distributing - NE | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Durdach Bros., Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Holiday Great Bay Distributors | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quality Brands of Casper | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Algiers Gretna | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 8144-IP Mansfield | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Marathon | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manson Gulf LLC | 115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Golden Nugget Lake Charles | 2,182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lauberge Casino Resort | 1,973 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical Sout | 1,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical South | 1,054 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NASG Tennessee South, LLC | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dayco Products - Roseville | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Us Autoforce San Antonio | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Horizons Window Fashions | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Legend Manufacturing, Inc. | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vintage Wine Company | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schmidbauer Lumber Co Inc | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Auburn NE | 115 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.