Home centers, building materials · Kansas
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc.
Independence, KS · ~33 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc. runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Home centers, building materials workplace, earning a grade D.
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc.: 4.8 TCR = 141% of Home centers, building materials BLS 3.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc. safety composite
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 95% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc.: 2.9 → 6.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 10.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc.'s TCR rose 3.1 from 2.9 in 2019 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444110 · Independence, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 141% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #28/62
- PHOTO 1546 LOWE S OF E. VI…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1546 LOWE S OF E. VIRGINIA BEACH VA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc.
4.8 TCR
- 1546 LOWE S OF
1546 LOWE S OF E. VIRGINIA BEACH VA
4.8 TCR
- 2942 LOWE S OF
2942 LOWE S OF ELKHART IN
4.8 TCR
- 0120 LOWE S OF
0120 LOWE S OF BELLE VERNON PA.
4.8 TCR
- 2807-2728
2807-2728
4.8 TCR
What this shows Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc. averages 4.8 TCR (141% of the Home centers, building materials BLS benchmark).
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc. TCR series: 2019=2.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=10.7 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=6 · BLS 3.4
Where Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc. falls in its industry
6,309 Home centers, building materia establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 62 Home centers, building materia employers in Kansas.
Woods Lumber of Independence, KS Inc. has fewer employees than the Home centers, building materials median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444110 · KS · Independence
6,309 Home centers, building materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 27 employers in Independence, 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 | 1546 LOWE S OF E. VIRGINIA BEACH VA | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2942 LOWE S OF ELKHART IN | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0120 LOWE S OF BELLE VERNON PA. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2807-2728 | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunbelt Feed Yard | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Royal Beef Feed Yard | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Linn Willow Creek Dairy LLC | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Upland Pork LLC | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Textron Aviation - Independence | 520 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Standard Motor Products | 356 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2893 | 263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2893 | 257 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Switch-N-Go, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Churchview Supportive Living | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Swanillon, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Side Tractor Sales - Lafayette | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 826 Church Street Morrisville NC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pridco Las Flores Ind Park Rio Grande PR | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5722 W. Jefferson Boulevard | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maysville Feedmill | 33 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.