Chocolate covered candy bars made from purchased chocolate · Kansas
TOP
Topeka, KS · ~416 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
TOP runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chocolate covered candy bars made from purchased chocolate workplace, earning a grade A.
TOP: 1.9 TCR = 45% of Chocolate covered candy bars made from purchased chocolate BLS 4.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
TOP safety composite
TOP 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
−2.3
2016→2024
TOP injury rate improved
TOP's TCR fell 2.3 from 3.8 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.8 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311352 · Topeka, KS AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.9 · 45% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Calico Cottage, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~416 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Calico Cottage, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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TOP in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- World's Finest
World's Finest Chocolate
2 TCR
- PuratosKenosha
PuratosKenosha
2 TCR
- This site
TOP
1.9 TCR
- Asher's Chocol
Asher's Chocolates
1.9 TCR
- Calico Cottage
Calico Cottage, Inc.
1.8 TCR
What this shows TOP averages 1.9 TCR (45% of the Chocolate covered candy bars made from purchased chocolate BLS benchmark).
TOP TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 4.2
Where TOP falls in its industry
86 Chocolate covered candy bars m establishmentsSafer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Chocolate covered candy bars m employers in Kansas.
TOP has more employees than the Chocolate covered candy bars made from p median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311352 · KS · Topeka
86 Chocolate covered candy bars made from purchased chocolate 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 | Calico Cottage, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Asher's Chocolates | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | World's Finest Chocolate | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PuratosKenosha | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SOUTHWEST PUBLISHING & MAILING | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PHX - Wichita | 414 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ransom Memorial Hospital | 418 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INDUSTRIAL ACCESSORIES COMPANY | 419 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 | HT Indianapolis | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kuhns Markets Beulah | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nucor Harris Rebar Northeast LLC (Pawtucket Facility) | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | COH Municipal Court/City Attourney Criminal/Alternative Sentencing | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Grunau Company Inc. | 416 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Freudenberg - Cleveland | 416 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metra Electronics Corporation - FL | 416 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A102 -Antech Lab Fountain Valley (fka Irvine) | 416 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.