Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing · Iowa
Elanco Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, IA · ~434 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Elanco Fort Dodge runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Elanco Fort Dodge: 1.5 TCR = 46% of Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Elanco Fort Dodge safety composite
Elanco Fort Dodge scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Elanco Fort Dodge: 1.1 → 1.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 2.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.13× in 2024
Elanco Fort Dodge's TCR rose 0.5 from 1.1 in 2017 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325414 · Fort Dodge, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 46% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #4/11
- PHOTO Patheon Biologics St…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~434 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Patheon Biologics St. Louis (0.0 TCR gap)
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Elanco Fort Dodge in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Brammer Bio Fl
Brammer Bio Florida
1.6 TCR
- Protein Scienc
Protein Sciences Corporation, a Delaware Company
1.6 TCR
- FUJIFILM Diosy
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Texas, LLC
1.6 TCR
- This site
Elanco Fort Dodge
1.5 TCR
- Patheon Biolog
Patheon Biologics St. Louis
1.5 TCR
What this shows Elanco Fort Dodge averages 1.5 TCR (46% of the Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Elanco Fort Dodge TCR series: 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Elanco Fort Dodge falls in its industry
234 Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, vir establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 11 Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, vir employers in Iowa.
Elanco Fort Dodge has more employees than the Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325414 · IA · Fort Dodge
234 Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 75 employers in Fort Dodge, 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 | Patheon Biologics St. Louis | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brammer Bio Florida | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Protein Sciences Corporation, a Delaware Company | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Texas, LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Norway | 434 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AYIA01-MFG-AY - DUBUQUE | 434 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cedar Rapids Collaboration Center | 433 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Featherlite, Inc. | 433 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | 790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center | 648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Terminal | 539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Correctional Facility | 452 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sentry Biopharma | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Abilene TX Yard | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elevator Service LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nammo Perry Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Asplundh Tree Expert LLC | 434 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saiia Construction LLC | 434 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wegmans Medford 134 | 434 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aspirus Divine Savior | 434 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.