Cheese based salad dressing manufacturing · Iowa

Fredericksburg Plant

Name: Fredericksburg Plant Workplace Safety Data
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Fredericksburg, IA · ~103 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 10.7
Avg TCR: 4.1
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Fredericksburg Plant runs at 260% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cheese based salad dressing manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Fredericksburg Plant: 10.7 TCR = 260% of Cheese based salad dressing manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Fredericksburg Plant safety composite

Fredericksburg Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).

27/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 10.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 7% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% 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

−9.9

2016→2019

Fredericksburg Plant injury rate improved

Fredericksburg Plant's TCR fell 9.9 from 16.6 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 16.6 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=16.6 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=11.5 · 2019=6.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311941 · Fredericksburg, IA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 10.7 · 260% of ind

DART 3.0 DART
RANK P7
PHOTO 7689 - 1-MAIN
BOOK 4y book
INJ 37 inj
SIZE ~103 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 7689 - 1-MAIN (0.3 TCR gap)

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Fleischmann's

11.3
This site

10.7
7689 - 1-MAIN

10.4
Richelieu Food

10.3
1137 North Kea

10.2

What this shows Fredericksburg Plant averages 10.7 TCR (260% of the Cheese based salad dressing manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Fredericksburg Plant TCR series: 2016=16.6 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=11.5 · 2019=6.8 · BLS 4.1

Where Fredericksburg Plant falls in its industry

134 Cheese based salad dressing ma establishments

Safer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Fredericksburg Plant (103 employees, TCR 10.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 113 employees and a TCR of 3.8

Fredericksburg Plant has fewer employees than the Cheese based salad dressing manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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
2019	6.8	3.0	8	1
2018	11.5	7.7	13	2
2017	7.8	7.8	7	0
2016	16.6	8.3	9	3

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311941 · IA · Fredericksburg

134 Cheese based salad dressing manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 5 employers in Fredericksburg, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	7689 - 1-MAIN	AUSTIN, TX	10.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Richelieu Foods, Inc. - Grundy Center	GRUNDY CENTER, IA	10.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1137 North Kealy	LEWISVILLE, TX	10.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Fleischmann's Vinegar Company	NORTH ROSE, NY	11.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Boone, IA	BOONE	103 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Walnut Ridge Service Center	URBANDALE	103 FTE
STATE-SIZE	IDT Coralville 2470	CORALVILLE	103 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Blackhawk Engineering LLC	CEDAR FALLS	103 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Aveka Manufacturing	Fredericksburg	71 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Farmers Win Coop (Fredericksburg)	Fredericksburg	57 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg	40 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Shawver Well Company, Inc.	Fredericksburg	22 FTE
NAT-TCR	Rogall Painting, Inc.	Morro Bay, CA	10.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Sylmar West	Sylmar, CA	10.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Monadnock Nonwovens LLC	Mount Pocono, PA	10.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Holiday Inn Carlsbad	San Diego, CA	10.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Watson Grinding	Houston, TX	103 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ardagh Metal Beverage-Bishopville	Bishopville, SC	103 FTE
NAT-SIZE	6962-Abs 0028 1360	Saugus, CA	103 FTE
NAT-SIZE	6962-Abs 0028 0728	Corona, CA	103 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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