Commercial Bakeries · Kansas
Topeka Ks Plant
Topeka, KS · ~111 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Topeka Ks Plant runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Commercial Bakeries workplace, earning a grade B.
Topeka Ks Plant: 1.9 TCR = 58% of Commercial Bakeries BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Topeka Ks Plant safety composite
Topeka Ks Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Topeka Ks Plant: 1.8 → 2.5 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.31× in 2023
Topeka Ks Plant's TCR rose 0.8 from 1.8 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311812 · Topeka, KS AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #5/17
- PHOTO 12964 BA-LE, INC.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~111 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 12964 BA-LE, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Topeka Ks Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Topeka Ks Plant
1.9 TCR
- 12964 BA-LE, I
12964 BA-LE, INC.
1.9 TCR
- SACRAMENTO CA
SACRAMENTO CA PLANT
1.9 TCR
- Aspire Bakerie
Aspire Bakeries - Cayce
1.9 TCR
- SAYRE PA PLANT
SAYRE PA PLANT
1.9 TCR
What this shows Topeka Ks Plant averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the Commercial Bakeries BLS benchmark).
Topeka Ks Plant TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=2.5 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Topeka Ks Plant falls in its industry
1,014 Commercial Bakeries establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 17 Commercial Bakeries employers in Kansas.
Topeka Ks Plant has fewer employees than the Commercial Bakeries median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311812 · KS · Topeka
1,014 Commercial Bakeries 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 | 12964 BA-LE, INC. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SACRAMENTO CA PLANT | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aspire Bakeries - Cayce | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SAYRE PA PLANT | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Seneca Frameless | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Universal Engraving, Inc. | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kauffman Engineering, Inc. JUN | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ROOT LABORATORY INC | 111 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 | Sacramento Ca Plant | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boyd Machine and Repair Co Inc | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Providien Machining and Metals | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Villas of Holly Brook - Gibson City | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Energy Management | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Litchfield ISD #465-Lake Ripley Elementary | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | County Market #329 | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GENERON | 111 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.