Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods · Missouri

Z002 - Independence, Mo

Name: Z002 - Independence, Mo Workplace Safety Data
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Independence, MO · ~63 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.2
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Z002 - Independence, Mo runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods workplace, earning a grade D.

Z002 - Independence, Mo: 4.2 TCR = 190% of Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Z002 - Independence, Mo safety composite

Z002 - Independence, Mo scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).

36/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 4.17 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.65 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

−1.7

2023→2024

Z002 - Independence, Mo injury rate improved

Z002 - Independence, Mo's TCR fell 1.7 from 5.0 in 2023 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=5.0 · 2024=3.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423610 · Independence, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 190% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #29/33
PHOTO 6340-IES-CA002
BOOK 2y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~63 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 6340-IES-CA002 (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.2
6340-IES-CA002

4.2
6340-CAPITALTR

4.2
Utility Duke 7

4.2
HWC CHI

4.2

What this shows Z002 - Independence, Mo averages 4.2 TCR (190% of the Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods BLS benchmark).

Z002 - Independence, Mo TCR series: 2023=5 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 2.2

Where Z002 - Independence, Mo falls in its industry

1,190 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable establishments

Safer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 33 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable employers in Missouri.

Z002 - Independence, Mo (63 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 43 employees and a TCR of 2.4

Z002 - Independence, Mo has more employees than the Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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
2024	3.3	1.6	2	0	0
2023	5.0	5.0	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423610 · MO · Independence

1,190 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 126 employers in Independence, MO · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	6340-IES-CA002	SAN LEANDRO, CA	4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	6340-CAPITALTRISTATE-001018_US_S0623	UPPER MARLBORO, MD	4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Utility Duke 7831 7858 Greenfield	GREENFIELD, IN	4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	HWC CHI	BLOOMINGDALE, IL	4.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Rembrandt Foods Neosho Operation	NEOSHO	63 FTE
STATE-SIZE	10301 North Service Road	BOURBON	63 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Mid-America Contractors, Inc.	NORTH KANSAS CITY	63 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Kozeny-Wagner, Inc.	ARNOLD	63 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Small Caliber Systems Division	Independence	1,810 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Olin-Winchester LLC	Independence	1,582 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Centerpoint Medical Center of Independence	Independence	1,507 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Landmark Building	Independence	906 FTE
NAT-TCR	Iabur - Burlington	West Burlington, IA	4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ohwtc - West Chester Distribution Ctr - 11469	West Chester, OH	4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Carter Lumber Door Shop 229	Lansing, MI	4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Avery Brewing Company	Boulder, CO	4.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Tarpstop Perrysburg	Perrysburg, OH	63 FTE
NAT-SIZE	New Reynolds Electric	Eugene, OR	63 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Fire Systems Inc	Smyrna, GA	63 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Racine Metal-Fab, LLC	Sturtevant, WI	63 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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