Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming · Iowa
Dogwood Sow Unit
Chester, IA · ~29 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 21.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dogwood Sow Unit runs at 487% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming workplace, earning a grade F.
Dogwood Sow Unit: 21.9 TCR = 487% of Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dogwood Sow Unit safety composite
Dogwood Sow Unit scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 21.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−16.7
2023→2024
Dogwood Sow Unit injury rate improved
Dogwood Sow Unit's TCR fell 16.7 from 30.3 in 2023 to 13.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 30.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=30.3 · 2024=13.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112210 · Chester, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 21.9 · 487% of ind
- DART 13.6 DART
- RANK #38/40
- PHOTO PFF
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PFF (0.2 TCR gap)
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Dogwood Sow Unit in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Massie Creek
Massie Creek
22.4 TCR
- Eagle Point Fa
Eagle Point Farms, LLC.
22.3 TCR
- Stateline
Stateline
22.1 TCR
- This site
Dogwood Sow Unit
21.9 TCR
- PFF
PFF
21.8 TCR
What this shows Dogwood Sow Unit averages 21.9 TCR (487% of the Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming BLS benchmark).
Dogwood Sow Unit TCR series: 2023=30.3 · 2024=13.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Dogwood Sow Unit falls in its industry
280 Hog and pig (including breedin establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 40 Hog and pig (including breedin employers in Iowa.
Dogwood Sow Unit has more employees than the Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.7. 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 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30.3 | 21.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112210 · IA · Chester
280 Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 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 | PFF | 21.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stateline | 22.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eagle Point Farms, LLC. | 22.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Massie Creek | 22.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FDML Forest City 0016 | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwood Sow Unit | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Montgomery Valley Farms | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkader | 29 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mcgee Air Services Pdx | 21.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Auberge at Brookfield | 21.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pohl Food Service | 21.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0629 State College | 21.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Commonwealth Harrisonburg | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lone Star San Antonio Medina Street | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hardy Paramount | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tucker Columbia | 29 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.