Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) · Pennsylvania
FreeBird - West Facility
Fredericksburg, PA · ~233 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
FreeBird - West Facility runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) workplace, earning a grade D.
FreeBird - West Facility: 5.0 TCR = 150% of Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
FreeBird - West Facility safety composite
FreeBird - West Facility scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
−1.0
2022→2024
FreeBird - West Facility injury rate improved
FreeBird - West Facility's TCR fell 1.0 from 6.1 in 2022 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=6.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Fredericksburg, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 150% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #11/18
- PHOTO 8307_18994
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~233 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 8307_18994 (0.0 TCR gap)
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FreeBird - West Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
FreeBird - West Facility
5 TCR
- Waco Plant
Waco Plant
5 TCR
- 8307_18994
8307_18994
4.9 TCR
- Sanderson Farm
Sanderson Farms Moultrie Processing
4.9 TCR
- Sanderson Farm
Sanderson Farms McComb Processing
4.9 TCR
What this shows FreeBird - West Facility averages 5.0 TCR (150% of the Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) BLS benchmark).
FreeBird - West Facility TCR series: 2022=6.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 3.3
Where FreeBird - West Facility falls in its industry
509 Chickens, processing, fresh, f establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 18 Chickens, processing, fresh, f employers in Pennsylvania.
FreeBird - West Facility has fewer employees than the Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, can 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 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · PA · Fredericksburg
509 Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 27 employers in Fredericksburg, PA · 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 | 8307_18994 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waco Plant | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanderson Farms Moultrie Processing | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanderson Farms McComb Processing | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lavazza North America - WCR | 233 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Multi-Color Corporation - York | 233 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington Operations | 233 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Benton Foundry, Inc. | 233 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Farmers Pride Inc Plant 3 | 1,212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Farmers Pride Inc / Bell & Evans Plant 1 | 1,076 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Farmers Pride Inc Plant 2 | 627 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Farmers Pride Inc / Bell & Evans Plant 2 | 546 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Farm and Fleet of Jackson | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nourison Industries | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Panhandle Milling Hereford | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newport Utilities | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Reed-Custer School Dist 255U | 233 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | INDUSTRIAL IRON WORKS, INC., dba ADAMS FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT | 233 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0694 - Woodbury Valley Creek Plaza | 233 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2473 - St Matthews | 233 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.