Fresh meats merchant wholesalers · Colorado
Denver Processing
Denver, CO · ~276 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Denver Processing runs at 217% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fresh meats merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Denver Processing: 4.8 TCR = 217% of Fresh meats merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Denver Processing safety composite
Denver Processing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.3
2018→2024
Denver Processing injury rate improved
Denver Processing's TCR fell 2.3 from 5.9 in 2018 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.9 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=14.9 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424470 · Denver, CO ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.8 · 217% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Butts Foods - Birmin…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 114 inj
- SIZE ~276 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Butts Foods - Birmingham (0.0 TCR gap)
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Denver Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Denver Processing
4.8 TCR
- Butts Foods -
Butts Foods - Birmingham
4.7 TCR
- Newport Meat
Newport Meat
4.7 TCR
- Double D Meat
Double D Meat Company, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- AVA Pork Produ
AVA Pork Products
4.7 TCR
What this shows Denver Processing averages 4.8 TCR (217% of the Fresh meats merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Denver Processing TCR series: 2018=5.9 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=14.9 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Denver Processing falls in its industry
162 Fresh meats merchant wholesale establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Fresh meats merchant wholesale employers in Colorado.
Denver Processing has more employees than the Fresh meats merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.9 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424470 · CO · Denver
162 Fresh meats merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 1,757 employers in Denver, CO · 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 | Butts Foods - Birmingham | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newport Meat | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Double D Meat Company, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AVA Pork Products | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | UMC, Inc. - Colorado | 276 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LivaNova | 276 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ace Hardware Retail Support Center, Colorado Springs | 276 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0064 - Boulder | 276 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEN DEN | 9,832 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-DEN | 6,769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEN - Airport United Airlines Offices | 5,277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CO-01 | 4,581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Franciscan Health Crown Point | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morrilton Packing Company, Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Social Vocational Services #338 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Talley Vineyards | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Duininck - MN | 276 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Milwaukee Facility | 276 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 131 - Chantilly | 276 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago 028 | 276 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.