Rendering and Meat By Product Processing · Iowa
Hormel Foods Corporation
Algona, IA · ~241 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hormel Foods Corporation runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Rendering and Meat By Product Processing workplace, earning a grade B.
Hormel Foods Corporation: 1.9 TCR = 56% of Rendering and Meat By Product Processing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hormel Foods Corporation safety composite
Hormel Foods Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Hormel Foods Corporation: 1.5 → 2.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 2.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.98× in 2019
Hormel Foods Corporation's TCR rose 0.7 from 1.5 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.98× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311613 · Algona, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 56% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #1/9
- PHOTO Darling Ingredients …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~241 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Darling Ingredients Inc. dba/DAR PRO Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hormel Foods Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fieldale Farms
Fieldale Farms - Cornelia Rendering Plant
2.1 TCR
- This site
Hormel Foods Corporation
1.9 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients Inc. dba/DAR PRO Solutions
1.9 TCR
- Pet Solutions
Pet Solutions
1.8 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients (Newberry)
1.7 TCR
What this shows Hormel Foods Corporation averages 1.9 TCR (56% of the Rendering and Meat By Product Processing BLS benchmark).
Hormel Foods Corporation TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=2 · 2019=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Hormel Foods Corporation falls in its industry
151 Rendering and Meat By Product establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 9 Rendering and Meat By Product employers in Iowa.
Hormel Foods Corporation has more employees than the Rendering and Meat By Product Processing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311613 · IA · Algona
151 Rendering and Meat By Product Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 26 employers in Algona, 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 | Darling Ingredients Inc. dba/DAR PRO Solutions | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pet Solutions | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients (Newberry) | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fieldale Farms - Cornelia Rendering Plant | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kossuth Regional Health Center | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nestle Purina Petcare Company | 240 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa Fertilizer Company | 240 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Wittern Group | 240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Snap On Tools | 403 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hormel Food | 258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DuPont Pioneer Algona ALG1 | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Algona - Main Store | 142 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Charlottesville-Human Services | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A C & Associates 35-1967636 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Optimal | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newport Aquarium | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Systems Interiors | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Phoenix Children'S Hosp-Evs | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | W PALM BEACH 1401 Northpoint Parkway - FLW72 | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Price Transfer Inc. | 241 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.