Eggs, processed, manufacturing · Iowa

Michael Foods - Norwalk

Norwalk, IA · ~198 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.4
Avg TCR
4.1
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Michael Foods - Norwalk runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Eggs, processed, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Michael Foods - Norwalk: 2.4 TCR = 59% of Eggs, processed, manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Michael Foods - Norwalk safety composite

Michael Foods - Norwalk scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 68% of industry peers

DART rate
C 1.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% 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%).

Michael Foods - Norwalk held a steady TCR band

Michael Foods - Norwalk's TCR held near 0.3 from 2.3 in 2022 to 2.6 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=2.3 · 2023=2.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311999 · Norwalk, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 59% of ind

  • DART 1.7 DART
  • RANK #9/26
  • PHOTO Newly Weds Foods, LL…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~198 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Newly Weds Foods, LLC. - Erlanger (0.0 TCR gap)

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Michael Foods - Norwalk in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Michael Foods - Norwalk averages 2.4 TCR (59% of the Eggs, processed, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Michael Foods - Norwalk TCR series: 2022=2.3 · 2023=2.6 · BLS 4.1

Where Michael Foods - Norwalk falls in its industry

335 Eggs, processed, manufacturing establishments

Safer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 26 Eggs, processed, manufacturing employers in Iowa.

Michael Foods - Norwalk (198 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 91 employees and a TCR of 3.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Michael Foods - Norwalk
Michael Foods - Norwalk (198 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 91 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Michael Foods - Norwalk has more employees than the Eggs, processed, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 2.6 1.7 6 0 0
2022 2.3 1.1 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311999 · IA · Norwalk

335 Eggs, processed, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 19 employers in Norwalk, 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 Newly Weds Foods, LLC. - Erlanger 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Proven Partners Manufacturing 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Preferred Popcorn East 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sugar Foods Sun Valley 2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa, Inc. 198 FTE
STATE-SIZE Senior Star at Elmore Place 198 FTE
STATE-SIZE Des Moines Corporate Building 197 FTE
STATE-SIZE RCC Mt Pleasant 197 FTE
CITY-NEAR Produce Innovations 220 FTE
CITY-NEAR Capital City Fruit, Inc. 167 FTE
CITY-NEAR Windsor Windows and Doors 161 FTE
CITY-NEAR FAREWAY STORES, INC. 077 NORWALK 127 FTE
NAT-TCR Duluth-Mntc-Duluth Campus 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR 0895 - Cw Trading - Wa 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Windy Hill Foliage Inc 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Unit #0496 2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE NHC Healthcare Glasgow 198 FTE
NAT-SIZE USM Store #503 (Amigos) 198 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sodexo at Marist College Resident 198 FTE
NAT-SIZE Betacom Incorporated 198 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.