Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses · Illinois
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation
Chicago, IL · ~385 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation runs at 86% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses workplace, earning a grade C.
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation: 2.8 TCR = 86% of Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation safety composite
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% 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
−1.0
2018→2024
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation injury rate improved
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation's TCR fell 1.0 from 4.6 in 2018 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.6 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=1.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311612 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.8 · 86% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #16/49
- PHOTO Smithfield
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 48 inj
- SIZE ~385 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Smithfield (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Smithfield
Smithfield
2.9 TCR
- OSI Group, LLC
OSI Group, LLC Rose Packing
2.9 TCR
- Junction City
Junction City Packaging
2.9 TCR
- Hormel Foods C
Hormel Foods Corporation
2.9 TCR
- This site
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation
2.8 TCR
What this shows Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation averages 2.8 TCR (86% of the Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses BLS benchmark).
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation TCR series: 2018=4.6 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=1.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation falls in its industry
613 Meats (except poultry), cured establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 49 Meats (except poultry), cured employers in Illinois.
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation has more employees than the Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311612 · IL · Chicago
613 Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 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 | Smithfield | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OSI Group, LLC Rose Packing | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Junction City Packaging | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hormel Foods Corporation | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Mushrooms Inc | 385 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Olmsted Locks and Dam Project | 385 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W Diamond Group | 385 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3495-11DA631 | 385 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kenworth of Bowling Green | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SpringSeal, Inc. | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 9996 - Charleston Lamb | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Milton | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boone County Hospital | 385 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Skirball | 385 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | 385 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Catholic Eldercare | 385 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.