Meat Processed From Carcasses · Iowa
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant
Council Bluffs, IA · ~1,486 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant runs at 250% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Meat Processed From Carcasses workplace, earning a grade F.
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant: 8.3 TCR = 250% of Meat Processed From Carcasses BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant safety composite
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant: 1.2 → 1.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 26.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.13× in 2024
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant's TCR rose 0.4 from 1.2 in 2017 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 26.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311612 · Council Bluffs, IA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 250% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #29/32
- PHOTO GIO
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 123 inj
- SIZE ~1,486 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GIO (0.0 TCR gap)
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Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant
8.3 TCR
- GIO
GIO
8.3 TCR
- Swaggerty's Sa
Swaggerty's Sausage
8.3 TCR
- Godshall's Tel
Godshall's Telford
8.3 TCR
- 304A
304A
8.3 TCR
What this shows Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant averages 8.3 TCR (250% of the Meat Processed From Carcasses BLS benchmark).
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant TCR series: 2017=1.2 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=26.7 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=19.3 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant falls in its industry
613 Meat Processed From Carcasses establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 32 Meat Processed From Carcasses employers in Iowa.
Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant has more employees than the Meat Processed From Carcasses median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 22 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 30 | 254 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 7 | 149 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 9 | 401 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 21 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311612 · IA · Council Bluffs
613 Meat Processed From Carcasses employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 165 employers in Council Bluffs, 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 | GIO | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Swaggerty's Sausage | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Godshall's Telford | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 304A | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | John Deere Waterloo Product Engineering Center | 1,492 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center | 1,508 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Ice Cream Plant | 1,523 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JD Waterloo Tractor & Cab Assembly Operations | 1,437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 61830022 JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSP | 903 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6183-61830022 | 804 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Council Bluffs IA | 742 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel Council Bluffs | 725 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Robert W Carlstrom Co Inc | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Desert Valley Hospital | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Al Packer's White Marsh Ford, LLC | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indy Post Road | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : PHX7 | 1,486 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Medical Center | 1,486 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minnesota Department of Transportation Metro District | 1,485 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SMG | 1,487 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.