Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants · Michigan

Hillsdale

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Hillsdale, MI · ~131 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.6
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Hillsdale runs at 111% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants workplace, earning a grade C.

Hillsdale: 3.6 TCR = 111% of Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Hillsdale safety composite

Hillsdale scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 55%), 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).

63/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 3.65 per 100 workers

Safer than 71% of industry peers
DART rate: C 2.25 per 100 workers

Safer than 60% of industry peers
Fatalities: C 0

Safer than 55% 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

Hillsdale: 2.5 → 4.5 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 6.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.62× in 2024

Hillsdale's TCR rose 2.0 from 2.5 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311611 · Hillsdale, MI ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 111% of ind

DART 2.3 DART
RANK #1/6
PHOTO Aurora Packing Company
BOOK 8y book
INJ 44 inj
SIZE ~131 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Aurora Packing Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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Aurora Packing

3.7
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3.6
Seaboard Trium

3.6
Wholestone Far

3.6
Smithfield Foo

3.6

What this shows Hillsdale averages 3.6 TCR (111% of the Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants BLS benchmark).

Hillsdale TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=6.3 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Hillsdale falls in its industry

212 Boxed meats produced in slaugh establishments

Safer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Boxed meats produced in slaugh employers in Michigan.

Hillsdale (131 employees, TCR 3.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 297 employees and a TCR of 5.3

Hillsdale has fewer employees than the Boxed meats produced in slaughtering pla median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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
2024	4.5	2.3	6
2023	4.2	4.2	5
2021	6.3	2.5	10
2020	2.6	2.6	4
2019	0.0	0.0	0
2018	6.7	2.4	11
2017	2.4	1.2	4
2016	2.5	1.2	4

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311611 · MI · Hillsdale

212 Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 18 employers in Hillsdale, MI · 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	Aurora Packing Company	NORTH AURORA, IL	3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Seaboard Triumph Foods	SIOUX CITY, IA	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Wholestone Farms	FREMONT, NE	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Smithfield Foods Denison IA	DENISON, IA	3.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	City of Kalamazoo-Public Services- Stockbridge	KALAMAZOO	131 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sun Chemical - Muskegon	MUSKEGON	131 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Elemet Technologies	COLDWATER	131 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Techno-Coat, Inc.	HOLLAND	131 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hillsdale Hospital	Hillsdale	431 FTE
CITY-NEAR	018-00681	Hillsdale	116 FTE
CITY-NEAR	4073 Hillsdale College	Hillsdale	102 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Precision Gage, LLC	Hillsdale	90 FTE
NAT-TCR	Sears Contract, Inc. - Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Smyrna 10123	Smyrna, GA	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club	Kapolei, HI	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Arder - Dermott	Dermott, AR	3.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Nikkiso Cryo	North Las Vegas, NV	131 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Sansei Gardens, Inc	Fremont, CA	131 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Medical Central	Flagstaff, AZ	131 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Solis Lighting and Electrical Services, Inc.	San Clemente, CA	131 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: 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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