Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers · Kansas
White Star Machinery- Topeka
Topeka, KS · ~21 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
White Star Machinery- Topeka runs at 212% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
White Star Machinery- Topeka: 4.7 TCR = 212% of Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
White Star Machinery- Topeka safety composite
White Star Machinery- Topeka scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−3.3
2016→2018
White Star Machinery- Topeka injury rate improved
White Star Machinery- Topeka's TCR fell 3.3 from 8.7 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.7 TCR. In 2018, DART was 1.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.7 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=5.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423810 · Topeka, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.7 · 212% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #13/16
- PHOTO Welsh Equipment, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Welsh Equipment, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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White Star Machinery- Topeka in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
White Star Machinery- Topeka
4.7 TCR
- Welsh Equipmen
Welsh Equipment, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- 02008-02-02-PA
02008-02-02-PASCO
4.7 TCR
- Bobcat of Indy
Bobcat of Indy - Anderson
4.7 TCR
- Synergy Equipm
Synergy Equipment Corp. dba Synergy Rents
4.6 TCR
What this shows White Star Machinery- Topeka averages 4.7 TCR (212% of the Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
White Star Machinery- Topeka TCR series: 2016=8.7 · 2017=0 · 2018=5.3 · BLS 2.2
Where White Star Machinery- Topeka falls in its industry
533 Construction machinery and equ establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 16 Construction machinery and equ employers in Kansas.
White Star Machinery- Topeka has fewer employees than the Construction machinery and equipment mer median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423810 · KS · Topeka
533 Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers 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 | Welsh Equipment, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 02008-02-02-PASCO | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Synergy Equipment Corp. dba Synergy Rents | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bobcat of Indy - Anderson | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SEABOARD FOODS LP 101-107, 127 | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smoky Hills Genetics, LLC. | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bison Rush Genetics, LLC. | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gordon Evans Energy Center | 21 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 | Country Inn & Suites Tinley Park | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hagerstown (Mdwil) | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baldwin Electric Membership Corp | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Compassionate Care Hospice of Burlington | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wood Creek Apartments | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RHS | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RNE | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ROG | 21 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.