Processed cheeses manufacturing · Tennessee
Bongards Creameries South
Humboldt, TN · ~171 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Bongards Creameries South runs at 183% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Processed cheeses manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Bongards Creameries South: 6.0 TCR = 183% of Processed cheeses manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bongards Creameries South safety composite
Bongards Creameries South scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 49% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
−3.8
2016→2024
Bongards Creameries South injury rate improved
Bongards Creameries South's TCR fell 3.8 from 7.7 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.7 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=6.0 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=8.1 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Humboldt, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 183% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Great Lakes Cheese o…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 83 inj
- SIZE ~171 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Great Lakes Cheese of New York, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bongards Creameries South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Central Valley
Central Valley Cheese
6.1 TCR
- This site
Bongards Creameries South
6 TCR
- Great Lakes Ch
Great Lakes Cheese of New York, Inc.
6 TCR
- Gilman Cheese
Gilman Cheese
6 TCR
- LaClare Family
LaClare Family Creamery, LLC
6 TCR
What this shows Bongards Creameries South averages 6.0 TCR (183% of the Processed cheeses manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bongards Creameries South TCR series: 2016=7.7 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=6 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=8.1 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=4 · BLS 3.3
Where Bongards Creameries South falls in its industry
377 Processed cheeses manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Processed cheeses manufacturin employers in Tennessee.
Bongards Creameries South has more employees than the Processed cheeses manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · TN · Humboldt
377 Processed cheeses manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 38 employers in Humboldt, TN · 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 | Great Lakes Cheese of New York, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gilman Cheese | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Valley Cheese | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LaClare Family Creamery, LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Aeroflex USA | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oliver Fiberglass Products | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dynasty Spas | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tennalum, A Division of Kaiser Aluminum LLC | 171 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Humboldt Plant | 755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 120 | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 120 | 246 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Humboldt Facility | 212 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kent 10112 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rapid City 10288 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Quad County Corn Processors | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tara International LP | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Hibbing | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Banknote Corporation of America | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Syosset | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Rapids Controls | 171 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.