Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing · Kansas
Alphia-Bern
Bern, KS · ~150 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alphia-Bern runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Alphia-Bern: 5.3 TCR = 136% of Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alphia-Bern safety composite
Alphia-Bern scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−2.7
2022→2023
Alphia-Bern injury rate improved
Alphia-Bern's TCR fell 2.7 from 6.7 in 2022 to 3.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=6.7 · 2023=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311111 · Bern, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 136% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #18/23
- PHOTO Biscuit Plant
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~150 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Biscuit Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alphia-Bern in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alphia-Bern
5.3 TCR
- Biscuit Plant
Biscuit Plant
5.3 TCR
- Midwest Co-Pac
Midwest Co-Pack
5.3 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Red Collar Pet
Red Collar Pet Food San Bernardino
5.3 TCR
What this shows Alphia-Bern averages 5.3 TCR (136% of the Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alphia-Bern TCR series: 2022=6.7 · 2023=3.9 · BLS 3.9
Where Alphia-Bern falls in its industry
302 Animal feed mills, dog and cat establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 23 Animal feed mills, dog and cat employers in Kansas.
Alphia-Bern has more employees than the Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311111 · KS · Bern
302 Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 4 employers in Bern, 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 | Biscuit Plant | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midwest Co-Pack | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Red Collar Pet Food San Bernardino | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kansas Paving | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Morton Salt- South Hutchinson | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AGCO Corporation - Beloit, Kansas | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BCBSKS-Building E | 150 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BP20 | 149 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LASI-Bern | 71 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HBI & Home Farm | 36 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Northridge Construction, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Huckleberry's #635 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | America's Thrift Store #22 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Republic Services of Alderson | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | OFS Avon | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Regal Ware, INC | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Contract Industrial Tooling - #1 | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RGJ, Inc. | 150 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.