Rendering plants · Iowa
Darling Ingredients Clinton
Clinton, IA · ~53 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Darling Ingredients Clinton runs at 233% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rendering plants workplace, earning a grade F.
Darling Ingredients Clinton: 7.7 TCR = 233% of Rendering plants BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Darling Ingredients Clinton safety composite
Darling Ingredients Clinton scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.4
2016→2022
Darling Ingredients Clinton injury rate improved
Darling Ingredients Clinton's TCR fell 1.4 from 11.3 in 2016 to 9.9 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 11.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.3 · 2017=5.9 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=9.5 · 2022=9.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311613 · Clinton, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 233% of ind
- DART 8.5 DART
- RANK #7/9
- PHOTO Darling Ingredients …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Darling Ingredients Inc (0.1 TCR gap)
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Darling Ingredients Clinton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- RVI-Robards
RVI-Robards
8 TCR
- RVI-Forest
RVI-Forest
7.8 TCR
- This site
Darling Ingredients Clinton
7.7 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients Inc
7.6 TCR
- Berlin WI Darl
Berlin WI Darling Ingredients
7.3 TCR
What this shows Darling Ingredients Clinton averages 7.7 TCR (233% of the Rendering plants BLS benchmark).
Darling Ingredients Clinton TCR series: 2016=11.3 · 2017=5.9 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=9.5 · 2022=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Darling Ingredients Clinton falls in its industry
151 Rendering plants establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 9 Rendering plants employers in Iowa.
Darling Ingredients Clinton has more employees than the Rendering plants median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311613 · IA · Clinton
151 Rendering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 78 employers in Clinton, 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 | Darling Ingredients Inc | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RVI-Forest | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RVI-Robards | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Berlin WI Darling Ingredients | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Streb Construction Co., Inc. | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caliber Concrete LLC | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Clinton Corn Plant | 641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center North Campus | 592 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-North Campus-MHS-IA/NE | 513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nestle Purina Clinton IA | 496 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Allied Kansas City Front St. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZZ Galvanizing - Kansas City | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 0502 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG369 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Miller Wire Works Birmingham | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mauser Packaging Solutions-Monroe | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tops #371 | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CSR Roofing Contractors, Inc. | 53 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.