Lighters, cigar and cigarette, merchant wholesalers · Texas

Theis Distributing

Schertz, TX · ~135 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.2
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Theis Distributing runs at 191% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Lighters, cigar and cigarette, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.

Theis Distributing: 4.2 TCR = 191% of Lighters, cigar and cigarette, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Theis Distributing safety composite

Theis Distributing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).

D

38/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% 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

−236.7

2020→2024

Theis Distributing injury rate improved

Theis Distributing's TCR fell 236.7 from 240.0 in 2020 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 240.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=240.0 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=3.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424990 · Schertz, TX ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 191% of ind

  • DART 3.3 DART
  • RANK #15/23
  • PHOTO Farris Wholesale Out…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 15 inj
  • SIZE ~135 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Farris Wholesale Outlet, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Theis Distributing in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Theis Distributing averages 4.2 TCR (191% of the Lighters, cigar and cigarette, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

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

Theis Distributing TCR series: 2020=240 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 2.2

Where Theis Distributing falls in its industry

301 Lighters, cigar and cigarette, establishments

Safer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 23 Lighters, cigar and cigarette, employers in Texas.

Theis Distributing (135 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 3.4 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 0100200300 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Theis Distributing
Theis Distributing (135 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 3.4

Theis Distributing has more employees than the Lighters, cigar and cigarette, merchant median and a higher 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
2024 3.3 3.3 4 0 0
2023 5.1 5.1 6 0 0
2020 240.0 120.0 5 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424990 · TX · Schertz

301 Lighters, cigar and cigarette, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 95 employers in Schertz, TX · 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 Farris Wholesale Outlet, Inc. 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Segrest - Pet Source 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR NAVAJO INCORPORATED HQ 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR PetEdge LLC 4.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE 6606 66TH ST LUBBOCK TX 135 FTE
STATE-SIZE Noble Texas Builders, LLC 135 FTE
STATE-SIZE SpawGlass Contractors Inc. - San Antonio 135 FTE
STATE-SIZE Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. 135 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mondelez Global Gulf South - Sales 1,403 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mondelez Global Mountain South - Sales 1,300 FTE
CITY-NEAR North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SAT1 1,098 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amazon.com Services LLC - SAT1 867 FTE
NAT-TCR TOMRA Metro, LLC 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Smith Transport Warehouse, LLC 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Sparhawk Trucking 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Water Sewer 4.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE The Avenues Transitional Care Center 135 FTE
NAT-SIZE Warde Medical Laboratory 135 FTE
NAT-SIZE Quality Life Services Chicora 135 FTE
NAT-SIZE Acorn Farms - Sparta 135 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: 2024, 2023, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.