Animal except Poultry Slaughtering · Nebraska
Dakota City Plant
Dakota City, NE · ~3,776 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 4
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dakota City Plant runs at 245% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Animal except Poultry Slaughtering workplace, earning a grade F.
Dakota City Plant: 8.1 TCR = 245% of Animal except Poultry Slaughtering BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dakota City Plant safety composite
Dakota City Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 4
Safer than 0% 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
−4.4
2017→2024
Dakota City Plant injury rate improved
Dakota City Plant's TCR fell 4.4 from 8.6 in 2017 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 16.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.6 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=10.4 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=16.5 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311611 · Dakota City, NE ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 245% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #14/18
- PHOTO Cypress Valley - Pot…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 730 inj
- SIZE ~3,776 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cypress Valley - Pottsville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dakota City Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Food Locker Se
Food Locker Service, Inc.
8.2 TCR
- republic foods
republic foods
8.2 TCR
- This site
Dakota City Plant
8.1 TCR
- Cypress Valley
Cypress Valley - Pottsville
8.1 TCR
- JBS Tolleson I
JBS Tolleson Inc
8.1 TCR
What this shows Dakota City Plant averages 8.1 TCR (245% of the Animal except Poultry Slaughtering BLS benchmark).
Dakota City Plant TCR series: 2017=8.6 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=10.4 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=16.5 · 2023=3 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Dakota City Plant falls in its industry
212 Animal except Poultry Slaughte establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Nebraska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 18 Animal except Poultry Slaughte employers in Nebraska.
Dakota City Plant has more employees than the Animal except Poultry Slaughtering median and a higher 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 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 74 | 67 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 54 | 47 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 76 | 581 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 78 | 284 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 88 | 309 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 95 | 144 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 129 | 158 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 136 | 202 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311611 · NE · Dakota City
212 Animal except Poultry Slaughtering employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,594 rated employers in Nebraska with headcount on file · 9 employers in Dakota City, NE · 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 | Cypress Valley - Pottsville | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JBS Tolleson Inc | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Food Locker Service, Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | republic foods | 8.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Island | 3,651 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lexington Plant | 2,926 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FUSION MEDICAL STAFFING, LLC | 2,874 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 61830001 METHODIST HOSPITAL | 2,861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dakota City DC | 217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dakota City Hides | 192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSSI - 0134 Tyson Foods Inc. - Dakota City | 174 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSSI / TYSON FOODS INC. - DAKOTA CITY (PROCESSING) | 142 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Facilities Management (Buildings & Grounds) | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hartland Store | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Robert & Sandra Garcia Farming Partnership | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Servin-Lopez Vineyard Management, Inc | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Johnson and Johnson MDD CSS Irvine | 3,775 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mercury Marine FdL Campus | 3,778 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. | 3,773 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - SYR1 | 3,773 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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