Meat and bone meal and tankage, produced in rendering plant · Iowa
Darling International Inc
Des Moines, IA · ~49 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Darling International Inc runs at 555% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Meat and bone meal and tankage, produced in rendering plant workplace, earning a grade F.
Darling International Inc: 18.3 TCR = 555% of Meat and bone meal and tankage, produced in rendering plant BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Darling International Inc safety composite
Darling International Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
−8.9
2018→2022
Darling International Inc injury rate improved
Darling International Inc's TCR fell 8.9 from 21.8 in 2018 to 12.9 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 25.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=21.8 · 2020=13.2 · 2021=25.3 · 2022=12.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311613 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.3 · 555% of ind
- DART 11.1 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO Sanimax, USA
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sanimax, USA (1.3 TCR gap)
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Darling International Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Sanimax, USA
Sanimax, USA
19.6 TCR
- This site
Darling International Inc
18.3 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients: Holden
15.5 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients
15.1 TCR
- Central Bi Pro
Central Bi Products Estherville
14 TCR
What this shows Darling International Inc averages 18.3 TCR (555% of the Meat and bone meal and tankage, produced in rendering plant BLS benchmark).
Darling International Inc TCR series: 2018=21.8 · 2020=13.2 · 2021=25.3 · 2022=12.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Darling International Inc falls in its industry
151 Meat and bone meal and tankage establishmentsSafer than 1% 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 #9 safest of 9 Meat and bone meal and tankage employers in Iowa.
Darling International Inc has more employees than the Meat and bone meal and tankage, produced 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 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25.3 | 21.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21.8 | 18.4 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311613 · IA · Des Moines
151 Meat and bone meal and tankage, produced in rendering plant employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 525 employers in Des Moines, 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 | Sanimax, USA | 19.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients: Holden | 15.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Bi Products Estherville | 14.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DAS Marshalltown, IA | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative (Afton) | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms West | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CIPCO - Cedar Rapids | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center | 6,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines | 4,884 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Des Moines | 3,547 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Moines Methodist Hospital | 3,495 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McCoys Building Supply-Laredo | 18.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rock Island County Forest Preserve | 18.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6962-SWY-0025-0025-00933 | 18.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG790 | 18.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Waring | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Butterball Hatchery # 3 | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bulldog Factory Service | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ryerson - Charlotte | 49 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.