Livestock feeds, supplements, concentrates and premixes, manufacturing · Iowa
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake)
Storm Lake, IA · ~22 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) runs at 316% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Livestock feeds, supplements, concentrates and premixes, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake): 12.3 TCR = 316% of Livestock feeds, supplements, concentrates and premixes, manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) safety composite
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
−10.1
2017→2024
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) injury rate improved
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake)'s TCR fell 10.1 from 24.4 in 2017 to 14.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 24.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=24.4 · 2018=10.0 · 2019=7.1 · 2021=5.8 · 2024=14.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Storm Lake, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.3 · 316% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #58/62
- PHOTO Vitalix Inc
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vitalix Inc (0.2 TCR gap)
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Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Craig Feed Mil
Craig Feed Mill
12.8 TCR
- Vitalix Inc
Vitalix Inc
12.5 TCR
- This site
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake)
12.3 TCR
- Richford
Richford
12 TCR
- Nacogdoches Fe
Nacogdoches Feed Mill
11.7 TCR
What this shows Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) averages 12.3 TCR (316% of the Livestock feeds, supplements, concentrates and premixes, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) TCR series: 2017=24.4 · 2018=10 · 2019=7.1 · 2021=5.8 · 2024=14.4 · BLS 3.9
Where Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) falls in its industry
756 Livestock feeds, supplements, establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #58 safest of 62 Livestock feeds, supplements, employers in Iowa.
Furst-McNess Company (Storm Lake) has fewer employees than the Livestock feeds, supplements, concentrat 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 | 14.4 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24.4 | 20.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · IA · Storm Lake
756 Livestock feeds, supplements, concentrates and premixes, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 31 employers in Storm Lake, 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 | Vitalix Inc | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richford | 12.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Craig Feed Mill | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nacogdoches Feed Mill | 11.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc - Ankeny, IA | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative (Mt. Ayr) | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kevin D. Moellers | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sheldon | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Storm Lake Plant | 2,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Storm Lake Turkey Plant | 649 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | 386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1526 | 273 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gardner Abrasives | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Opelika 073 | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Madison Senior Living | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jons Whse | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at St Margarets Dining | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ferrari Farms, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincoln Park Assisted Living | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - BV | 22 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.