Soybean flour and grits manufacturing · Iowa
Natural Products Inc.
Grinnell, IA · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Natural Products Inc. runs at 445% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Soybean flour and grits manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Natural Products Inc.: 14.7 TCR = 445% of Soybean flour and grits manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Natural Products Inc. safety composite
Natural Products Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Natural Products Inc.: 4.3 → 15.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 74.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.06× in 2023
Natural Products Inc.'s TCR rose 11.2 from 4.3 in 2017 to 15.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 74.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.06× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311224 · Grinnell, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.7 · 445% of ind
- DART 15.5 DART
- RANK #32/32
- PHOTO House Foods America …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: House Foods America Coorporation (2.1 TCR gap)
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Natural Products Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Artois-Mill
Artois-Mill
17.1 TCR
- House Foods Am
House Foods America Coorporation
16.8 TCR
- This site
Natural Products Inc.
14.7 TCR
- Artois Ranch
Artois Ranch
12.4 TCR
- Artois Product
Artois Production
11.4 TCR
What this shows Natural Products Inc. averages 14.7 TCR (445% of the Soybean flour and grits manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Natural Products Inc. TCR series: 2017=4.3 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=25.3 · 2021=21.7 · 2022=74.8 · 2023=15.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Natural Products Inc. falls in its industry
146 Soybean flour and grits manufa establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 32 Soybean flour and grits manufa employers in Iowa.
Natural Products Inc. has fewer employees than the Soybean flour and grits manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 74.8 | 68.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21.7 | 10.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25.3 | 16.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311224 · IA · Grinnell
146 Soybean flour and grits manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 40 employers in Grinnell, 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 | House Foods America Coorporation | 16.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Artois Ranch | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Artois-Mill | 17.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Artois Production | 11.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WCT-Crystal Lake | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oskaloosa Service Center | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midland Power | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Consumers Energy | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co | 786 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America : Grinnell Windows | 474 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0403 - Windows-Grinnell | 436 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America : Customer Experience US | 357 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 6962-SWY-0025-0025-01661 | 14.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-SWY-0027-0027-01448 | 14.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Juan | 14.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Estates at Excelsior | 14.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Groendyke Transport - El Paso | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JLL HP Corvallis | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Regency Excavation LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HME Construction, Inc. | 25 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.