Poultry Processing · Alabama
Decatur Fresh Plant
Decatur, AL · ~671 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Decatur Fresh Plant runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade D.
Decatur Fresh Plant: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Decatur Fresh Plant safety composite
Decatur Fresh Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−3.5
2019→2024
Decatur Fresh Plant injury rate improved
Decatur Fresh Plant's TCR fell 3.5 from 5.6 in 2019 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.6 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Decatur, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #39/55
- PHOTO Pilgrim's Moorefield…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 138 inj
- SIZE ~671 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pilgrim's Moorefield Fresh Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Decatur Fresh Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Amick Farms, L
Amick Farms, LLC SC Processing Plant
4.3 TCR
- This site
Decatur Fresh Plant
4.2 TCR
- Pilgrim's Moor
Pilgrim's Moorefield Fresh Plant
4.2 TCR
- KESSLER'S INC.
KESSLER'S INC.
4.2 TCR
- OKF Fort Smith
OKF Fort Smith Plant 1
4.2 TCR
What this shows Decatur Fresh Plant averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).
Decatur Fresh Plant TCR series: 2019=5.6 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=5 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Decatur Fresh Plant falls in its industry
509 Poultry Processing establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 55 Poultry Processing employers in Alabama.
Decatur Fresh Plant has more employees than the Poultry Processing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 34 | 9 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · AL · Decatur
509 Poultry Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, AL · 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 | Pilgrim's Moorefield Fresh Plant | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KESSLER'S INC. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amick Farms, LLC SC Processing Plant | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OKF Fort Smith Plant 1 | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KOHLER HUNTSVILLE | 674 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BRHMALOC | 674 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Walker Baptist Medical Center | 668 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3721 Mahrt Mill | 675 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur West | 586 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1st Street Graphics, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Commercial Millwork Specialist | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branch 381 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Annandale High School | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hilltown Packing Co., Inc.-CA | 671 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Antonio, DC | 671 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Caring Lhcsa LLC | 671 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ashby Ponds | 671 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.