Poultry slaughtering and processing · Virginia
Harrisonburg Processing
Harrisonburg, VA · ~4,130 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Harrisonburg Processing runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Poultry slaughtering and processing workplace, earning a grade C.
Harrisonburg Processing: 3.2 TCR = 97% of Poultry slaughtering and processing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Harrisonburg Processing safety composite
Harrisonburg Processing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 6%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 6% 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
Harrisonburg Processing: 2.5 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.7× in 2024
Harrisonburg Processing's TCR rose 0.5 from 2.5 in 2021 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Harrisonburg, VA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 97% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #12/19
- PHOTO Pilgrims Prepared Fo…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 83 inj
- SIZE ~4,130 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pilgrims Prepared Foods (0.0 TCR gap)
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Harrisonburg Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Harrisonburg Processing
3.2 TCR
- Pilgrims Prepa
Pilgrims Prepared Foods
3.2 TCR
- Sanderson Farm
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing
3.2 TCR
- Pilgrims Moore
Pilgrims Moorefield Feed Mill
3.2 TCR
- George's Sprin
George's Springdale Processing Plant
3.2 TCR
What this shows Harrisonburg Processing averages 3.2 TCR (97% of the Poultry slaughtering and processing BLS benchmark).
Harrisonburg Processing TCR series: 2021=2.5 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where Harrisonburg Processing falls in its industry
509 Poultry slaughtering and proce establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 19 Poultry slaughtering and proce employers in Virginia.
Harrisonburg Processing has more employees than the Poultry slaughtering and processing median and a lower 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 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · VA · Harrisonburg
509 Poultry slaughtering and processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 171 employers in Harrisonburg, VA · 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 | Pilgrims Prepared Foods | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pilgrims Moorefield Feed Mill | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | George's Springdale Processing Plant | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 6925-IAD | 3,975 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IAD - Airport United Airlines Offices | 3,884 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hii - Technical Solutions Division | 4,475 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M.C. Dean, Inc | 4,529 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | James Madison University | 6,991 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital | 2,232 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harrisonburg North Facility | 953 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeside Book Company - Harrisonburg North | 932 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Castle Rock Farming LLC | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tolin Mechanical Systems Company | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Administration Building | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Refrigeration, Inc. (#400) | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mosaic Medical Center- St. Joseph | 4,130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Methodist Hospital | 4,131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Johns Hopkins Health System | 4,124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LAZ Parking California, LLC | 4,117 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.