Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) · Kansas
Ward-Kraft, Inc.
Fort Scott, KS · ~284 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward-Kraft, Inc. runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) workplace, earning a grade D.
Ward-Kraft, Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 127% of Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward-Kraft, Inc. safety composite
Ward-Kraft, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2016→2024
Ward-Kraft, Inc. injury rate improved
Ward-Kraft, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.5 from 7.4 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.4 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=6.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 323111 · Fort Scott, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 127% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #19/26
- PHOTO Hennegan Company
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 101 inj
- SIZE ~284 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hennegan Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward-Kraft, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward-Kraft, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Hennegan Compa
Hennegan Company
4.2 TCR
- Standard Print
Standard Printing Company of Canton
4.2 TCR
- Victoria STLB
Victoria STLB
4.2 TCR
- Rx Systems
Rx Systems
4.2 TCR
What this shows Ward-Kraft, Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (127% of the Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS benchmark).
Ward-Kraft, Inc. TCR series: 2016=7.4 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=2 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Ward-Kraft, Inc. falls in its industry
2,001 Offset printing (except books, establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 26 Offset printing (except books, employers in Kansas.
Ward-Kraft, Inc. has more employees than the Offset printing (except books, printing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
323111 · KS · Fort Scott
2,001 Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 27 employers in Fort Scott, 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 | Hennegan Company | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Standard Printing Company of Canton | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Victoria STLB | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rx Systems | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Schenck Process LLC - Sabetha | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2428 | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 486 | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 486 | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Peerless Products Inc | 322 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mid-Continental Restoration Co., Inc. | 238 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 39 | 229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Company Wide | 225 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Conduit Pipe Products | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arch Solar | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fort Collins Co Sales Center | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hayward Ca Distribution Center | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kyspl - Shepherdsville Dist Ctr 10360 | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tnbar - Bartlett | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spaulding Academy & Family Services | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Albuquerque | 284 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.