Industry profile · NAICS 311920

Coffee roasting

Workplace injury rates across 183 OSHA-reporting establishments in this industry, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 169 establishments with a credible rate.

183
Employers
4.1
Avg TCR (rated)
4.1
BLS benchmark
2,120
Injuries (all)

TCR, interpreted

About average

4.1 avg TCR

The industry picture

According to OSHA ITA filings (2016–2024), Coffee roasting ranks #317 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average Total Case Rate (higher TCR = more injuries per 100 workers). The 169 rated employers in Coffee roasting average 4.1 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 1.0 times the BLS national benchmark of 4.1.

#317 of 540
corpus TCR rank · ≥100 rated
4.1
avg TCR · rated subset
4.1
BLS national benchmark
169
rated employers

ITA inventory (183) and injury totals cover every reporting establishment; the average TCR is the rated subset only. Corpus rank matches /rankings/most-dangerous-industries (≥100 rated employers). BLS IIF is a separate survey population, see Methodology → Three Populations.

Where Coffee roasting sits nationally on injury rate

Average Total Case Rate, industries with ≥100 rated employers

4 Lower than most lower TCR than 59% of 540 industries

Industries, banded by average TCR

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Source OSHA Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024) · 2026-08-25

Coffee roasting injury rate, 2016–2024

Industry-average TCR has risen across this span (2.1 → 2.5) · NAICS 311920

1.522.533.544.5 201620172018201920202021202220232024 2.45
OSHA ITA employer_yearly, 2016-2024 · establishments with >=200,000 hours worked and a credible TCR each year (29 in the latest year shown)

What Coffee roasting Safety Data Reveals

According to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024), Coffee roasting ranks #317 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated establishments by rated-subset average Total Case Rate (same basis as the most-dangerous-industries ranking; higher TCR means more injuries). The Coffee roasting sector (NAICS 311920) encompasses 183 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 2,120 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window. The industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 4.1 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year is computed on the 169 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology). Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 4.1 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 4.1 is higher than the BLS benchmark, a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.

The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers, not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Coffee roasting that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.

Employers in this industry, by injury rate

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EmployerLocationGradeAvg TCR
Melitta USA, Inc.Cherry Hill, NJF27.3
Javo Beverage CompanyIndianapolis, INF22.9
Alameda Roasting PlantAlameda, CAF18.8
Peace CoffeeMinneapolis, MNF17.8
Philz Roasting Plant (Oakland)Oakland, CAF11.8
Javo Beverage Company - Vista, CA PlantVista, CAF11.6
Davidson'S Organic TeaSparks, NVF11.3
Davidson'S, Inc.Sparks, NVF11.2
Parks CoffeeCarrollton, TXF11.2
Red Diamond, Inc. - Corporate Headquarters (Moody)Moody, ALF9.9
Luna Gourmet Coffee and Tea CoDenver, COF9.8
Blue Bottle Coffee BushwickBrooklyn, NYF9.5
Cadillac Coffee Co. - TroyTroy, MIF9.4
Paramount Coffee CompanyLansing, MIF9.3
Excellent Coffee CoPawtucket, RIF8.8
Retail and ProductionTigard, ORF8.5
Cadillac Coffee Co. Manufacturing & Corporate Office & DistributionFort Wayne, IND7.8
Vermont CoffeeMiddlebury, VTD7.6
Kohana CoffeeRichmond, CAD7.4
Houma Sales LocationHouma, LAD7.4
New England CoffeeMalden, MAD7.4
Joe's Garage Coffee, LLCKent, WAD7.3
Reily Foods Company - Wilmington DcWilmington, MAD7.1
Hawaii Coffee Company, LLCHonolulu, HID6.9
HQSumner, WAD6.9
Starbucks Carson Valley Roasting Plant and Distribution CenterMinden, NVD6.9
Bewleys North AmericaSacramento, CAD6.7
Counter Culture Coffee, Inc.Durham, NCD6.6
DipStop, Inc.Selma, ALD6.5
WB Law & Son IncNewark, NJD6.4
Baronet Coffee, Inc.Windsor, CTD6.1
Red Diamond, Inc.Moody, ALD5.9
BoiseBoise, IDD5.8
Eight O'Clock CoffeeLandover, MDD5.8
Coffee Bean DirectFrenchtown, NJD5.8
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.Boulder, COD5.7
Cafe MotoSan Diego, CAD5.7
The Harris Freeman Group of Companies NJMoorestown, NJD5.7
Cadeco Industries, Inc. - HoustonHouston, TXD5.7
Boersma Bros. LLCGrants Pass, ORD5.6
Northlake TX PlantNorthlake, TXD5.5
FairfieldFairfield, CTD5.5
ComptonCompton, CAD5.3
Lafayette Sales LocationLafayette, LAD5.3
Aspen Beverage Group - GonzalesGonzales, TXD5.3
Cadillac Coffee Co. - Fort Wayne FacilityFort Wayne, IND5.2
Country Coffee, Inc dba: Distant Lands Coffee RoasterTyler, TXD5.2
F.Gavina & Sons Inc.Vernon, CAD5.1
Berner Freeport WarehouseFreeport, ILD5.1
JBR Inc, dba SFBGC, dba RFCLincoln, CAC4.9
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Nationwide industries with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Coffee roasting: nearest NAICS cohorts by rated-subset average TCR and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-industry neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Coffee roasting?

Across 169 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Coffee roasting averages 4.1 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 4.1.

How does Coffee roasting compare with other industries nationally?

Coffee roasting ranks #317 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 59% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Coffee roasting?

183 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 169 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.

Data sourced from official public datasets, PlainSafetyScore's OSHA ITA / BLS-based industry database (2016-2024). Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore. See our methodology for details.

Working in Coffee roasting?

This sector averages 4.1 against a BLS benchmark of 4.1 - but individual employers span the full A-to-F range.

Sector figures use the credible-subset mean across reporting employers; a benchmark is not any single establishment's measured rate.

Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.

Coffee roasting Safety FAQ

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Coffee roasting?

Across 169 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Coffee roasting averages 4.1 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 4.1.

How does Coffee roasting compare with other industries nationally?

Coffee roasting ranks #317 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 59% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Coffee roasting?

183 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 169 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.