Chicken hatcheries · North Carolina
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery
Morganton, NC · ~48 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery runs at 61% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Chicken hatcheries workplace, earning a grade B.
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery: 2.8 TCR = 61% of Chicken hatcheries BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery safety composite
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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 2.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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
−3.9
2017→2024
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery injury rate improved
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery's TCR fell 3.9 from 3.9 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.9 · 2018=7.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112340 · Morganton, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.8 · 61% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/14
- PHOTO Butterball Hatchery …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Butterball Hatchery # 1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Case Farms Morganton Hatchery in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery
2.8 TCR
- Butterball Hat
Butterball Hatchery # 1
2.8 TCR
- Cedar Hatchery
Cedar Hatchery
2.8 TCR
- Matterns Hatch
Matterns Hatchery
2.7 TCR
- Franklin Hatch
Franklin Hatchery
2.7 TCR
What this shows Case Farms Morganton Hatchery averages 2.8 TCR (61% of the Chicken hatcheries BLS benchmark).
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery TCR series: 2017=3.9 · 2018=7.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Case Farms Morganton Hatchery falls in its industry
197 Chicken hatcheries establishmentsSafer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 14 Chicken hatcheries employers in North Carolina.
Case Farms Morganton Hatchery has more employees than the Chicken hatcheries median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112340 · NC · Morganton
197 Chicken hatcheries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 106 employers in Morganton, NC · 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 | Butterball Hatchery # 1 | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cedar Hatchery | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Matterns Hatchery | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Franklin Hatchery | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jones Family Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bryan Wagoner Tree Farm LLC | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Statesville Breeder Operation | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harris Energy and Environmental Center | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEX-BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL | 3,263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals, Inc. | 1,461 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0090-BRHC Hospitals | 1,460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Broughton Hospital | 1,198 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | EFP, LLC - Elkhart | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gateway Healthcare, Inc | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Keystone Solid Surfaces, LLC | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Transmission and Distribution Services | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Foremost Farms USA (Sparta, WI) | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JBN | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cabinet Restylers, Inc. | 48 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.