Animal fats (except poultry and small game) produced in slaughtering plants · Michigan
JBS Plainwell INC
Plainwell, MI · ~1,307 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
JBS Plainwell INC runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Animal fats (except poultry and small game) produced in slaughtering plants workplace, earning a grade D.
JBS Plainwell INC: 5.3 TCR = 159% of Animal fats (except poultry and small game) produced in slaughtering plants BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
JBS Plainwell INC safety composite
JBS Plainwell INC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.1
2016→2024
JBS Plainwell INC injury rate improved
JBS Plainwell INC's TCR fell 3.1 from 7.2 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.2 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311611 · Plainwell, MI ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 159% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Sioux Center Harvest…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 242 inj
- SIZE ~1,307 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sioux Center Harvest Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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JBS Plainwell INC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
JBS Plainwell INC
5.3 TCR
- Sioux Center H
Sioux Center Harvest Plant
5.3 TCR
- Nicholas Meats
Nicholas Meats
5.3 TCR
- Primary Beef-F
Primary Beef-Fresno CA
5.2 TCR
- Smithfield Den
Smithfield Denison
5.2 TCR
What this shows JBS Plainwell INC averages 5.3 TCR (159% of the Animal fats (except poultry and small game) produced in slaughtering plants BLS benchmark).
JBS Plainwell INC TCR series: 2016=7.2 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=5 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where JBS Plainwell INC falls in its industry
212 Animal fats (except poultry an establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Animal fats (except poultry an employers in Michigan.
JBS Plainwell INC has more employees than the Animal fats (except poultry and small ga 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 41 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 53 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 37 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 47 | 28 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 64 | 34 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311611 · MI · Plainwell
212 Animal fats (except poultry and small game) produced in slaughtering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 43 employers in Plainwell, MI · 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 | Sioux Center Harvest Plant | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Primary Beef-Fresno CA | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smithfield Denison | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nicholas Meats | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BASF Wyandotte | 1,313 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1447 N. Harrison St. | 1,313 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2250-7 | 1,315 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmington Central High School | 1,317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2061 | 317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2061 | 291 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 191 - Plainwell | 249 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meijer Inc 191 | 249 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Algoo - Goodwater Center | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tropicana Atlantic City | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zero Motorcycles inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Barracuda Mechanical Insulation Llc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Marymount Hospital | 1,307 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation US VA Manassas Godwin Dr (1030) | 1,307 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baptist Health System Jacksonville Wolfson Children's Hospital | 1,308 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0559 - Indianapolis IN DC | 1,308 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.