Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing · Iowa
Blue Independence Iowa
Independence, IA · ~215 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 19.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue Independence Iowa runs at 493% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Blue Independence Iowa: 19.2 TCR = 493% of Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue Independence Iowa safety composite
Blue Independence Iowa scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
13/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 19.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 21.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Blue Independence Iowa: 13.7 → 24.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 24.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.14× in 2023
Blue Independence Iowa's TCR rose 11.0 from 13.7 in 2022 to 24.8 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311111 · Independence, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 19.2 · 493% of ind
- DART 21.8 DART
- RANK #10/10
- PHOTO Darwin's Natural Pet…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 56 inj
- SIZE ~215 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Darwin's Natural Pet Products (0.6 TCR gap)
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Blue Independence Iowa in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Darwin's Natur
Darwin's Natural Pet Products
19.8 TCR
- This site
Blue Independence Iowa
19.2 TCR
- L & K Mills
L & K Mills
16.9 TCR
- Beaver Creek P
Beaver Creek Products, LLC
16.3 TCR
- Ballard Manufa
Ballard Manufacturing
15.7 TCR
What this shows Blue Independence Iowa averages 19.2 TCR (493% of the Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blue Independence Iowa TCR series: 2022=13.7 · 2023=24.8 · BLS 3.9
Where Blue Independence Iowa falls in its industry
302 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned employers in Iowa.
Blue Independence Iowa has more employees than the Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, fro 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 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311111 · IA · Independence
302 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 26 employers in Independence, IA · 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 | Darwin's Natural Pet Products | 19.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L & K Mills | 16.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beaver Creek Products, LLC | 16.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ballard Manufacturing | 15.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMCOR Flexibles North America | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockwell Collins (Manchester IA) | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Victor Manufacturing | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MARION IOWA IA - 3020 | 215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indepedence Store | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Geater Machining and Manufacturing, CO | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center | 260 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | INDEPENDENCE PLANT | 244 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Eagle Point Senior Living | 19.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PalletSource, Inc. | 19.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pueblo Truss Co., Inc. | 19.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MidAmerica Bedding, Inc | 19.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DPD5 | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reelcraft Industries Inc. | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta Airport Gateway Marriott | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Land N' Sea - Pompano Beach | 215 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.