Hams (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants · Iowa
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona
Altoona, IA · ~260 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hams (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants workplace, earning a grade B.
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona: 2.1 TCR = 63% of Hams (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona safety composite
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−0.8
2022→2024
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona injury rate improved
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona's TCR fell 0.8 from 2.4 in 2022 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=2.4 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311611 · Altoona, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 63% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #5/26
- PHOTO Momence Packaging
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~260 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Momence Packaging (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NATIONAL BEEF
NATIONAL BEEF OF DODGE CITY
2.2 TCR
- National Beef
National Beef Packing Company
2.2 TCR
- This site
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona
2.1 TCR
- Triumph Foods,
Triumph Foods, LLC
2.1 TCR
- Momence Packag
Momence Packaging
2 TCR
What this shows Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona averages 2.1 TCR (63% of the Hams (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants BLS benchmark).
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona TCR series: 2022=2.4 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona falls in its industry
212 Hams (except poultry) produced establishmentsSafer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 26 Hams (except poultry) produced employers in Iowa.
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona has fewer employees than the Hams (except poultry) produced in slaugh 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311611 · IA · Altoona
212 Hams (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 52 employers in Altoona, 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 | Momence Packaging | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Triumph Foods, LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NATIONAL BEEF OF DODGE CITY | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Beef Packing Company | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Dodge - Main Store | 260 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Muscatine - Main Store | 260 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 913 | 260 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wayne County Hospital & Clinic System | 260 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casion | 1,043 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventureland Resort | 1,040 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Inc. | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Casino & Hotel | 877 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nicholson Corp. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | INFICON | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Georgia Pipe Company | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Charles Hotel Operating, LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Grundfos Brookshire | 260 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Kansas Office | 260 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Revenue Operations | 260 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gurnee Park District | 260 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.