Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming · Iowa
Highway Farms Inc
Ogden, IA · ~22 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Highway Farms Inc runs at 380% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming workplace, earning a grade F.
Highway Farms Inc: 17.1 TCR = 380% of Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Highway Farms Inc safety composite
Highway Farms Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−24.0
2016→2024
Highway Farms Inc injury rate improved
Highway Farms Inc's TCR fell 24.0 from 33.6 in 2016 to 9.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 33.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=33.6 · 2017=21.6 · 2018=30.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=13.2 · 2022=14.8 · 2023=17.9 · 2024=9.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112210 · Ogden, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.1 · 380% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #34/40
- PHOTO Silver Creek Pig, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Silver Creek Pig, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Highway Farms Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Indiana Sow Fa
Indiana Sow Farm 4
17.5 TCR
- This site
Highway Farms Inc
17.1 TCR
- Silver Creek P
Silver Creek Pig, Inc.
17 TCR
- C26
C26
16.9 TCR
- New Era Sow, L
New Era Sow, LLC.
16.8 TCR
What this shows Highway Farms Inc averages 17.1 TCR (380% of the Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming BLS benchmark).
Highway Farms Inc TCR series: 2016=33.6 · 2017=21.6 · 2018=30.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=13.2 · 2022=14.8 · 2023=17.9 · 2024=9.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Highway Farms Inc falls in its industry
280 Hog and pig (including breedin establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 40 Hog and pig (including breedin employers in Iowa.
Highway Farms Inc has fewer employees than the Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.7. 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 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30.8 | 11.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21.6 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 33.6 | 12.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112210 · IA · Ogden
280 Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 4 employers in Ogden, 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 | Silver Creek Pig, Inc. | 17.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C26 | 16.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Era Sow, LLC. | 16.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Indiana Sow Farm 4 | 17.5 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 | Ogden | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Accura Healthcare of Ogden | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FAREWAY STORES, INC. 229 OGDEN | 32 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Lutheran Home: Hope Residence | 17.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HW Village | 17.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Casella Waste - Columbia | 17.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Christian Rest Home Association | 17.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 44 Ball Street Operating Company, LLC | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TownePlace Suites Slidell | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sherman Home | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TownePlace Suites Meridian | 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.