Beef produced in slaughtering plants · Colorado
Cargill Meat Solutions
Fort Morgan, CO · ~2,059 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cargill Meat Solutions runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Beef produced in slaughtering plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Cargill Meat Solutions: 5.0 TCR = 150% of Beef produced in slaughtering plants BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cargill Meat Solutions safety composite
Cargill Meat Solutions scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 50%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- C 0
Safer than 55% 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
−4.2
2016→2024
Cargill Meat Solutions injury rate improved
Cargill Meat Solutions's TCR fell 4.2 from 7.8 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.8 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311611 · Fort Morgan, CO ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 150% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Esro Food Group LLC
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 450 inj
- SIZE ~2,059 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Esro Food Group LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cargill Meat Solutions in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- JBS Retail Rea
JBS Retail Ready
5.1 TCR
- Gold Canyon Me
Gold Canyon Meats- Colorado
5.1 TCR
- This site
Cargill Meat Solutions
5 TCR
- Esro Food Grou
Esro Food Group LLC
4.9 TCR
- Wholestone Far
Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc
4.9 TCR
What this shows Cargill Meat Solutions averages 5.0 TCR (150% of the Beef produced in slaughtering plants BLS benchmark).
Cargill Meat Solutions TCR series: 2016=7.8 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Cargill Meat Solutions falls in its industry
212 Beef produced in slaughtering establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Beef produced in slaughtering employers in Colorado.
Cargill Meat Solutions has more employees than the Beef produced in slaughtering plants median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 45 | 38 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 69 | 32 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 71 | 42 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 64 | 45 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 54 | 49 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 70 | 36 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 77 | 100 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311611 · CO · Fort Morgan
212 Beef produced in slaughtering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 32 employers in Fort Morgan, CO · 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 | Esro Food Group LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JBS Retail Ready | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gold Canyon Meats- Colorado | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center | 2,043 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kleen-Tech Services | 2,031 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Meridian | 2,030 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St Anthony Hospital | 1,997 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Leprino Foods - FTM | 370 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NE Colorado Cellular, Inc | 364 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHC-FORT MORGAN INC | 310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5033 | 295 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gerome Manufacturing Company | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MFM Building Products Corp. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant 111 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Velair | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | United Regional Health Care System | 2,059 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stryker Medical | 2,059 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chesapeake Regional Medical Center | 2,059 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baptist Health Hardin | 2,058 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.