Meats, packaged frozen, merchant wholesalers · Montana
Lower Valley Processing, Inc.
Kalispell, MT · ~21 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lower Valley Processing, Inc. runs at 345% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Meats, packaged frozen, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Lower Valley Processing, Inc.: 7.6 TCR = 345% of Meats, packaged frozen, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lower Valley Processing, Inc. safety composite
Lower Valley Processing, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Lower Valley Processing, Inc.: 4.1 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 11.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Lower Valley Processing, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.9 from 4.1 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424420 · Kalispell, MT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.6 · 345% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P49
- PHOTO MI-GAYLO02-Gaylord -…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MI-GAYLO02-Gaylord - MI - Trans (0.2 TCR gap)
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Lower Valley Processing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NATIONAL CUSTO
NATIONAL CUSTOM PACKING
7.8 TCR
- MI-GAYLO02-Gay
MI-GAYLO02-Gaylord - MI - Trans
7.7 TCR
- This site
Lower Valley Processing, Inc.
7.6 TCR
- Golden State F
Golden State Foods / Phoenix
7.4 TCR
- IL-AUROR02-Aur
IL-AUROR02-Aurora - IL - Trans
7.3 TCR
What this shows Lower Valley Processing, Inc. averages 7.6 TCR (345% of the Meats, packaged frozen, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Lower Valley Processing, Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2017=11.5 · 2018=11 · 2019=11.1 · 2020=4.9 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=5 · BLS 2.2
Where Lower Valley Processing, Inc. falls in its industry
134 Meats, packaged frozen, mercha establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.4.
Lower Valley Processing, Inc. has fewer employees than the Meats, packaged frozen, merchant wholesa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424420 · MT · Kalispell
134 Meats, packaged frozen, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,536 rated employers in Montana with headcount on file · 117 employers in Kalispell, MT · 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 | MI-GAYLO02-Gaylord - MI - Trans | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NATIONAL CUSTOM PACKING | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Golden State Foods / Phoenix | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IL-AUROR02-Aurora - IL - Trans | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Beaverhead Ranch, MT | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SCC Inspections | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koprivica Buidling | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cut Bank | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kalispell Regional Medical Center | 2,715 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Logan Health Medical Center (formerly Kalispell Regional Medical Center) | 2,601 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Logan Health (formerly Kalispell Regional Healthcare-System) | 494 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MTK01, Applied Materials, Semi Tool Main | 406 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | IQHC Mankato MN | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norwesco - Lancaster | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miami Fl (Medley) | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Providence Home Care Waco | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | EMRManufacturing | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1012 47 Liberty Drive - Admin | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Willamette Pass Resort | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yandle'S Splash Time Pools, Inc | 21 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.