Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing · Alabama

J.M. Smucker Decatur

Name: J.M. Smucker Decatur Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Decatur, AL · ~172 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.3
Avg TCR: 3.9
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

J.M. Smucker Decatur runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

J.M. Smucker Decatur: 2.3 TCR = 59% of Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

J.M. Smucker Decatur safety composite

J.M. Smucker Decatur scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 51%), 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).

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.32 per 100 workers

Safer than 67% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.56 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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

−0.4

2016→2020

J.M. Smucker Decatur injury rate improved

J.M. Smucker Decatur's TCR fell 0.4 from 2.0 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.0 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=3.1 · 2020=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311111 · Decatur, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 59% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #1/6
PHOTO Merrick Petcare
BOOK 4y book
INJ 15 inj
SIZE ~172 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Merrick Petcare (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.3
Merrick Petcar

2.3
RCR

2.3
TDBBS LLC

2.3
PCB - Perfecti

2.3

What this shows J.M. Smucker Decatur averages 2.3 TCR (59% of the Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

J.M. Smucker Decatur TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=3.1 · 2020=1.6 · BLS 3.9

Where J.M. Smucker Decatur falls in its industry

302 Animal feed mills, dog and cat establishments

Safer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Animal feed mills, dog and cat employers in Alabama.

J.M. Smucker Decatur (172 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 103 employees and a TCR of 3.3

J.M. Smucker Decatur has more employees than the Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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
2020	1.6	1.6	3	0
2018	3.1	3.1	6	0
2017	2.6	2.6	4	0
2016	2.0	0.7	2	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311111 · AL · Decatur

302 Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, AL · 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	Merrick Petcare	HEREFORD, TX	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	RCR	ROLLA, MO	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	TDBBS LLC	RICHMOND, VA	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	PCB - Perfection Pet Foods Biscuit	VISALIA, CA	2.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	ENERGEN HEADQUARTERS	BIRMINGHAM	172 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Ard Contracting, Inc	BIRMINGHAM	172 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Saraland	SARALAND	172 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Weidplas North America, LLC	AUBURN	172 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Supply Chain - Decatur	Decatur	1,450 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Decatur processing plant	Decatur	885 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ULA-Decatur	Decatur	701 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Decatur Fresh Plant	Decatur	671 FTE
NAT-TCR	GL Frederick dba Electrical Services Company	Oakland, CA	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Eau Claire Service Center	Eau Claire, WI	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Lipan Transportation Center	Denver, CO	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Skokie Il Store	Skokie, IL	2.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Calcutta Health Care Center	East Liverpool, OH	172 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Cora Texas Mfg.	White Castle, LA	172 FTE
NAT-SIZE	FFT Auburn, LLC	Auburn, ME	172 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Rogers Corporation ACS-E	Rogers, CT	172 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: 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.