Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing · Iowa
CJ Bio America
Fort Dodge, IA · ~212 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
CJ Bio America runs at 101% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
CJ Bio America: 3.9 TCR = 101% of Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
CJ Bio America safety composite
CJ Bio America scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−4.3
2016→2024
CJ Bio America injury rate improved
CJ Bio America's TCR fell 4.3 from 6.4 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.4 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.2 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Fort Dodge, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 101% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #26/62
- PHOTO PCS Phosphate Compan…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~212 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PCS Phosphate Company Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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CJ Bio America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SEM Minerals,
SEM Minerals, L.P.
4 TCR
- This site
CJ Bio America
3.9 TCR
- PCS Phosphate
PCS Phosphate Company Inc.
3.9 TCR
- ALGONA FEED MI
ALGONA FEED MILL -EST
3.9 TCR
- Delhi Feed Mil
Delhi Feed Mill
3.9 TCR
What this shows CJ Bio America averages 3.9 TCR (101% of the Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
CJ Bio America TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.2 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.9
Where CJ Bio America falls in its industry
756 Feeds, prepared, for animals ( establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 62 Feeds, prepared, for animals ( employers in Iowa.
CJ Bio America has more 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 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · IA · Fort Dodge
756 Feeds, prepared, for animals (except cat, dog) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 75 employers in Fort Dodge, IA · 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 | PCS Phosphate Company Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ALGONA FEED MILL -EST | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Delhi Feed Mill | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SEM Minerals, L.P. | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gomaco Corporation Plant #2 | 212 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Des Moines Water Works | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US Gypsum Sperry | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flexsteel Industries- Dubuque Operations | 213 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | 790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center | 648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Terminal | 539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Correctional Facility | 452 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Weiler Engineering Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mansfield, Oh Branch | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Home Office | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Meijer135 | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IKEA #017/023 Baytown | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Field Support Office Fargo | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0544 New York | 212 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.