Broiler chicken production · Alabama

Ashland Breeder and Broiler

Name: Ashland Breeder and Broiler Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Anniston, AL · ~23 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.9
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Ashland Breeder and Broiler runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Broiler chicken production workplace, earning a grade A.

Ashland Breeder and Broiler: 1.9 TCR = 41% of Broiler chicken production BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ashland Breeder and Broiler safety composite

Ashland Breeder and Broiler scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).

41/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 1.86 per 100 workers

Safer than 54% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.73 per 100 workers

Safer than 17% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 54% 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

Ashland Breeder and Broiler: 0.0 → 3.7 TCR

Peak year 2021 @ 3.7 TCR · DART/TCR 2.01× in 2021

Ashland Breeder and Broiler's TCR rose 3.7 from 0.0 in 2020 to 3.7 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 2.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 112320 · Anniston, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.9 · 41% of ind

DART 3.7 DART
RANK #5/9
PHOTO Gerber Poultry Inc
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~23 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Gerber Poultry Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Ashland Breeder and Broiler averages 1.9 TCR (41% of the Broiler chicken production BLS benchmark).

Ashland Breeder and Broiler TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=3.7 · BLS 4.5

Where Ashland Breeder and Broiler falls in its industry

50 Broiler chicken production establishments

Safer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Broiler chicken production employers in Alabama.

Ashland Breeder and Broiler (23 employees, TCR 1.9) among 26 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 2.0

Ashland Breeder and Broiler has fewer employees than the Broiler chicken production median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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
2021	3.7	3.7	1	0	0
2020	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

112320 · AL · Anniston

50 Broiler chicken production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 101 employers in Anniston, AL · 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	Gerber Poultry Inc	KIDRON, OH	1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	6728-00030023-32	ST. PAULS, NC	1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	AR Operation	BATESVILLE, AR	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	6728-00030023-28	TROY, AL	2.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Koch Foods Geraldine Breeder/Broilers	CROSSVILLE	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Decatur hatchery	DECATUR	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Tenaska Central Alabama Generating Station	BILLINGSLEY	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Fossil Generation Theodore Cogeneration Plant	THEODORE	23 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Tyler Union	Anniston	432 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Tyler Union Anniston	Anniston	420 FTE
CITY-NEAR	International Automotive Components	Anniston	346 FTE
CITY-NEAR	International Automotive Components Anniston	Anniston	344 FTE
NAT-TCR	Houston, TX Office CS	Houston, TX	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	ir Distributers D. B. A. The Metal Shop	Dunnellon, FL	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Parker's Building Supply	Port Arthur, TX	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Sodexo at Emerson College Resident Dinin	Boston, MA	1.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Bayamon Betances	Bayamon, PR	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	IWT - Salisbury	Salisbury, NC	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	De Snayer Dairy	Lodi, CA	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	CSS Farms - Cody	Cody, NE	23 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: 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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