Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables · Minnesota

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc

Name: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Jackson, MN · ~81 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.4
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc runs at 30% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade A.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc: 1.4 TCR = 30% of Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc safety composite

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

73/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.35 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% 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

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc: 0.0 → 2.7 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 2.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc's TCR rose 2.7 from 0.0 in 2023 to 2.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 115114 · Jackson, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 30% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #6/16
PHOTO Ashburn GP Shelling …
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~81 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Ashburn GP Shelling Plant (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc averages 1.4 TCR (30% of the Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 4.5

Where Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc falls in its industry

666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an establishments

Safer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 16 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an employers in Minnesota.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc (81 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 3.2

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc has more employees than the Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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	2.7	0.0	2	0	0
2023	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

115114 · MN · Jackson

666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 30 employers in Jackson, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Ashburn GP Shelling Plant	ASHBURN, GA	1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Stanton, MN	STANTON, MN	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1987-Jerseyville, IL (Monsanto Co.)	JERSEYVILLE, IL	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Dow AgroSciences/Mycogen Seeds	YORK, NE	1.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Rochester Breeder Farms	BYRON	81 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SJ Louis Construction, Inc.	ROCKVILLE	81 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Flynn Midwest - Minneapolis	PLYMOUTH	81 FTE
STATE-SIZE	American Crystal Sugar Company Corporate office	MOORHEAD	81 FTE
CITY-NEAR	AGCO : Jackson	Jackson	884 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Jackson	Jackson	287 FTE
CITY-NEAR	HitchDoc	Jackson	146 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MN110 TSE	Jackson	146 FTE
NAT-TCR	All World Machinery Supply, Inc	Roscoe, IL	1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Dover 10534	Dover, DE	1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Loranger International Corporation	Warren, PA	1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Clairmont	Austin, TX	1.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Hearne TX Truss	Hearne, TX	81 FTE
NAT-SIZE	STS Ranch LLC	Livingston, CA	81 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Cafoa - Scs Jurupa Distribution Center - 11546	Fontana, CA	81 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Negra - Grand Island	Grand Island, NE	81 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: 2024, 2023. 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.