General-line groceries merchant wholesalers · Texas
US Foods Houston
Houston, TX · ~178 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Foods Houston runs at 186% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General-line groceries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
US Foods Houston: 4.1 TCR = 186% of General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Foods Houston safety composite
US Foods Houston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% 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
−3.2
2016→2024
US Foods Houston injury rate improved
US Foods Houston's TCR fell 3.2 from 6.2 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.2 · 2021=3.1 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 186% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #50/123
- PHOTO Vistar Northern Cali…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~178 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vistar Northern California - 1045 (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Foods Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Foods Houston
4.1 TCR
- Vistar Norther
Vistar Northern California - 1045
4.1 TCR
- Foodservice Vi
Foodservice Virginia - 0765
4.1 TCR
- Cash and Carry
Cash and Carry #27
4.1 TCR
- 21 - Stockton
21 - Stockton
4.1 TCR
What this shows US Foods Houston averages 4.1 TCR (186% of the General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
US Foods Houston TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2021=3.1 · 2024=3 · BLS 2.2
Where US Foods Houston falls in its industry
1,651 General-line groceries merchan establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #50 safest of 123 General-line groceries merchan employers in Texas.
US Foods Houston has more employees than the General-line groceries merchant wholesal median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · TX · Houston
1,651 General-line groceries merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, 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 | Vistar Northern California - 1045 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Foodservice Virginia - 0765 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cash and Carry #27 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 21 - Stockton | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kinetik | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mundy Maintenance and Services LLC Job #31041 | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Apres Management, Inc. | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OIS-Port Arthur | 178 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Valex Corp | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Philips Medical Systems | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coreslab Structures (Tampa) INC. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Natures Path Foods | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Broadwind Heavy Fabrications | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenheart Farms, Inc. | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Concord | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Teague Electric | 178 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.