Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing · Mississippi
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant
Morton, MS · ~719 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing workplace, earning a grade B.
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant: 2.5 TCR = 76% of Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant safety composite
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant: 2.3 → 2.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.89× in 2024
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant's TCR rose 0.4 from 2.3 in 2023 to 2.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Morton, MS AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 76% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #13/41
- PHOTO GC7 Airport Dr, Gold…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~719 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GC7 Airport Dr, Gold Creek Processing, LLC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant
2.5 TCR
- GC7 Airport Dr
GC7 Airport Dr, Gold Creek Processing, LLC.
2.5 TCR
- John Soules Fo
John Soules Foods Gainesville
2.5 TCR
- Fertilizer Pla
Fertilizer Plant
2.5 TCR
- Processing Pla
Processing Plant
2.5 TCR
What this shows Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant averages 2.5 TCR (76% of the Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing BLS benchmark).
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant TCR series: 2023=2.3 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant falls in its industry
509 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 41 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, employers in Mississippi.
Koch Foods (Further Processing) Plant has more employees than the Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, fr median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · MS · Morton
509 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 12 employers in Morton, MS · 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 | GC7 Airport Dr, Gold Creek Processing, LLC. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John Soules Foods Gainesville | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fertilizer Plant | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Processing Plant | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MG Dyess, Inc | 719 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ivey Mechanical Company | 720 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 10D8106 PHARMA NATIONAL REDISTRIBUTION CENTER | 718 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forest Debone Plant | 717 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Morton Processing Plant | 1,016 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Koch Foods Prepared Plant | 770 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Koch Foods | 489 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J & J Enterprises, LLC | 261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | M & H Building Specialties | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cinco Ranch Alz | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BrandSafway Solutions LLC - Luminant Power - Miami Fort Station | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Andrews Construction Services Corp. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pasco Processing LLC | 719 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shearer's Foods Burlington | 719 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Summit Physician Services | 719 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ralph Lauren Corporation - NC66 Distribution Center | 719 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.