Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Brown's Feeds
Birdsboro, PA · ~31 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Brown's Feeds runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Brown's Feeds: 7.7 TCR = 197% of Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Brown's Feeds safety composite
Brown's Feeds scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Brown's Feeds: 8.2 → 18.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 18.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.91× in 2024
Brown's Feeds's TCR rose 10.2 from 8.2 in 2016 to 18.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Birdsboro, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.7 · 197% of ind
- DART 14.7 DART
- RANK #38/42
- PHOTO NEOSHO PREMIX
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NEOSHO PREMIX (0.0 TCR gap)
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Brown's Feeds in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 707 Evans Stre
707 Evans Street
7.8 TCR
- This site
Brown's Feeds
7.7 TCR
- NEOSHO PREMIX
NEOSHO PREMIX
7.7 TCR
- Wichita Purina
Wichita Purina Feed Mill
7.7 TCR
- Chandler Feed
Chandler Feed Company
7.7 TCR
What this shows Brown's Feeds averages 7.7 TCR (197% of the Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Brown's Feeds TCR series: 2016=8.2 · 2017=6.2 · 2018=9.6 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=0 · 2023=10.6 · 2024=18.4 · BLS 3.9
Where Brown's Feeds falls in its industry
756 Feeds, prepared, for animals ( establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 42 Feeds, prepared, for animals ( employers in Pennsylvania.
Brown's Feeds has fewer employees than the Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 18.4 | 14.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · PA · Birdsboro
756 Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 23 employers in Birdsboro, PA · 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 | NEOSHO PREMIX | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wichita Purina Feed Mill | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chandler Feed Company | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 707 Evans Street | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spawn Plant | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caputo & Guest Mushrooms | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | COLSC Cocalico Service Center | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phoenixville Service Building | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | reitnouer inc | 297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henkels & McCoy, Pennsylvania - Birdsboro | 245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 103258 - Birdsboro Power Project | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TotalRecycle, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Watercrest at Mansfield | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saint Jean Industries | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Comfort Control Supply Co Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ranger Die, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | COH Water Treatment Plant | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Birmingham Store #1201 | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookfield | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bellofram Acquisition II LLC, DBA Whittle & Neher Company | 31 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.