Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing · Tennessee
Koch Foods Processing
Morristown, TN · ~330 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Koch Foods Processing runs at 62% 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 Processing: 2.1 TCR = 62% of Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Koch Foods Processing safety composite
Koch Foods Processing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 95% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.5
2016→2024
Koch Foods Processing injury rate improved
Koch Foods Processing's TCR fell 3.5 from 6.2 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.2 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Morristown, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 62% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/12
- PHOTO VBR
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~330 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: VBR (0.0 TCR gap)
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Koch Foods Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Koch Foods Processing
2.1 TCR
- VBR
VBR
2.1 TCR
- Butterball LLC
Butterball LLC
2.1 TCR
- Crider Foods
Crider Foods
2 TCR
- Alatrade - Phe
Alatrade - Phenix City
2 TCR
What this shows Koch Foods Processing averages 2.1 TCR (62% of the Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing BLS benchmark).
Koch Foods Processing TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=1 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Koch Foods Processing falls in its industry
509 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 12 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, employers in Tennessee.
Koch Foods Processing has fewer 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 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · TN · Morristown
509 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 123 employers in Morristown, TN · 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 | VBR | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crider Foods | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alatrade - Phenix City | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Butterball LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WI Engineered Cabs - Greeneville | 330 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 5175 | 330 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 684 | 330 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2310 | 330 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MAHLE Engine Components USA, INC. - Morristown | 928 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howmet - Morristown M1 | 892 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howmet - Morristown 1 | 747 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Team Technologies, Inc. Morristown, TN | 729 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cabinetworks Group Middlefield Plant #2 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | StruXure Outdoor Inc, Nevada | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kerry - Rothschild | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | location 15005 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Webasto Convertibles USA INC | 330 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ingram Micro USMR - Mira Loma | 330 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Homeforward | 330 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Leachgarner | 330 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.