Feed mill · Texas
LNC Hereford Hay yard
Hereford, TX · ~34 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LNC Hereford Hay yard runs at 86% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Feed mill workplace, earning a grade C.
LNC Hereford Hay yard: 3.3 TCR = 86% of Feed mill BLS 3.9 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LNC Hereford Hay yard safety composite
LNC Hereford Hay yard scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
−0.6
2023→2024
LNC Hereford Hay yard injury rate improved
LNC Hereford Hay yard's TCR fell 0.6 from 3.6 in 2023 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=3.6 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Hereford, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 86% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #36/51
- PHOTO Talladega Feedmill
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Talladega Feedmill (0.0 TCR gap)
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LNC Hereford Hay yard in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
LNC Hereford Hay yard
3.3 TCR
- Talladega Feed
Talladega Feedmill
3.3 TCR
- Mulberry Purin
Mulberry Purina Feed Mill
3.3 TCR
- Zutat Feed Sol
Zutat Feed Solutions, LLC
3.3 TCR
- Richmond Purin
Richmond Purina Feed Mill
3.3 TCR
What this shows LNC Hereford Hay yard averages 3.3 TCR (86% of the Feed mill BLS benchmark).
LNC Hereford Hay yard TCR series: 2023=3.6 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.9
Where LNC Hereford Hay yard falls in its industry
756 Feed mill establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 51 Feed mill employers in Texas.
LNC Hereford Hay yard has fewer employees than the Feed mill 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · TX · Hereford
756 Feed mill employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 38 employers in Hereford, TX · 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 | Talladega Feedmill | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mulberry Purina Feed Mill | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zutat Feed Solutions, LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richmond Purina Feed Mill | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SOUTHWEST FEED YARD | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bartlett Cattle Company, L.P. - Tulia | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pineywoods | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TXP | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Caviness Beef | 1,334 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Caviness | 781 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nestle Purina Pet Car (Merrick Pet Care) | 372 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merrick Petcare | 366 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wisconic LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USNR, LLC Jacksonville | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 790 Ridge Road | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Middletown Plant | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Womens Residential Center | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hana Oriental Supermarket Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barber Station Assisted Living and Memory Care | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rainier Plastics inc | 34 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.