Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation · Iowa

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1

Name: Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Algona, IA · ~82 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.9
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation workplace, earning a grade B.

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1: 2.9 TCR = 64% of Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 safety composite

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% 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).

62/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 2.86 per 100 workers

Safer than 53% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% 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

2019→2020

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 injury rate improved

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1's TCR fell 3.9 from 4.8 in 2019 to 0.9 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.8 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=4.8 · 2020=0.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 115114 · Algona, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.9 · 64% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #37/44
PHOTO Pioneer Hi-Bred Inte…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~82 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Woodland, CA Production (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.9
Pioneer Hi-Bre

2.9
1886-Huxley, I

2.9
BIRDSONG PEANU

2.8
Cherokee-US-Pr

2.8

What this shows Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 averages 2.9 TCR (64% of the Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation BLS benchmark).

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 TCR series: 2019=4.8 · 2020=0.9 · BLS 4.5

Where Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 falls in its industry

666 Seed processing, post-harvest establishments

Safer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 44 Seed processing, post-harvest employers in Iowa.

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 (82 employees, TCR 2.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 3.2

Corteva Agriscience Algona ALG1 has more employees than the Seed processing, post-harvest for propag median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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
2020	0.9	0.0	1	0	0
2019	4.8	0.0	4	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

115114 · IA · Algona

666 Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 26 employers in Algona, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Woodland, CA Production	WOODLAND, CA	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1886-Huxley, IA (Monsanto Co.)	HUXLEY, IA	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	BIRDSONG PEANUTS SOUTHAMPTON	FRANKLIN, VA	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Cherokee-US-Production	AURELIA, IA	2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Eagle Grove	EAGLE GROVE	82 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Des Moines Head Office	WEST DES MOINES	82 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Otis Elevator Company-Des Moines	URBANDALE	82 FTE
STATE-SIZE	InRoads LLC.	DES MOINES	82 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Snap On Tools	Algona	403 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hormel Food	Algona	258 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Kossuth Regional Health Center	Algona	241 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hormel Foods Corporation	Algona	241 FTE
NAT-TCR	Seidel, Inc	Waterbury, CT	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	RBM	Austin, TX	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mercy Hospital - MOB	Portland, ME	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Medspeed Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	2.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	T.J. Marquart & Sons, Inc.	Gainesville, NY	82 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Meijer DC880 Newport 582	Newport, MI	82 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Entergy Louisiana LLC New Orleans Gas Distribution Business Tulane	New Orleans, LA	82 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ARB Equipment	Lake Forest, CA	82 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.