General warehousing and storage · Kansas

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center

Topeka, KS · ~65 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.3
Avg TCR
5.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center runs at 22% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General warehousing and storage workplace, earning a grade A.

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center: 1.3 TCR = 22% of General warehousing and storage BLS 5.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center safety composite

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).

C

58/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.27 per 100 workers

Safer than 85% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.58 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% 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%).

Rising injury rate

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center: 0.0 → 3.6 TCR

Peak year 2023 @ 3.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2.82× in 2023

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center's TCR rose 3.6 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 2.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 493110 · Topeka, KS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 22% of ind

  • DART 3.6 DART
  • RANK #12/92
  • PHOTO Hazelwood
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~65 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hazelwood (0.0 TCR gap)

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The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center averages 1.3 TCR (22% of the General warehousing and storage BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=3.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.6 · BLS 5.8

Where The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center falls in its industry

9,477 General warehousing and storag establishments

Safer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 92 General warehousing and storag employers in Kansas.

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center (65 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 92 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center
The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center (65 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 92 employees and a TCR of 3.5

The J.M. Smucker Company Topeka Distribution Center has fewer employees than the General warehousing and storage median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 3.6 3.6 2 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 3.5 1.8 2 0 0
2019 1.8 1.8 1 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

493110 · KS · Topeka

9,477 General warehousing and storage 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 Hazelwood 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Fort Worth Touchstone Wireless Repair and Logistics, LP 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Holman Logistics International 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Aero Fulfillment Services/Fairfield 1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE The Law Company, Inc. 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hydro Resources, Mid-Continent, Garden City 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE King's Construction Co Inc 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE BP40 65 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 Aero Fulfillment Services/Fairfield 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Skanska-Ecco III-HPA JV 90007820 Hunts Point 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR GEO Surfaces 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR VMS Ridgefield 1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Greater Quad City Auto Auction LLP 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE Cheshire MA Collection 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE 242 Houston (Dacoma) 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE Casey Toyota 65 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.