Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation · Iowa

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc

Name: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Reinbeck, IA · ~85 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.2
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc runs at 27% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation workplace, earning a grade A.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc: 1.2 TCR = 27% of Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc safety composite

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% 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).

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 84% 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%).

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc held a steady TCR band

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc's TCR held near 0.3 from 1.0 in 2019 to 1.4 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=1.0 · 2021=1.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 115114 · Reinbeck, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 27% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #18/44
PHOTO BUCOLO COLD STORAGE …
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~85 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: BUCOLO COLD STORAGE INC. (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.2
BUCOLO COLD ST

1.2
2164-Evansvill

1.2
Dassel

1.2
Administration

1.2

What this shows Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc averages 1.2 TCR (27% of the Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation BLS benchmark).

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc TCR series: 2019=1 · 2021=1.4 · BLS 4.5

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

666 Seed processing, post-harvest establishments

Safer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 44 Seed processing, post-harvest employers in Iowa.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc (85 employees, TCR 1.2) 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 Seed processing, post-harvest for propag 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
2021	1.4	0.0	1	0	0
2019	1.0	0.0	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

115114 · IA · Reinbeck

666 Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 5 employers in Reinbeck, IA · 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	BUCOLO COLD STORAGE INC.	BURT, NY	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	2164-Evansville, IN	EVANSVILLE, IN	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Dassel	COKATO, MN	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Administration/Fresh Center	WENATCHEE, WA	1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc. -- Toledo SPSC	TOLEDO	85 FTE
STATE-SIZE	4141_7899	NORTH LIBERTY	85 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Enterprise Products (Northern MAPL)	IOWA CITY	85 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hoffmann, Inc.	MUSCATINE	85 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Peterson Cotractors, Inc.	Reinbeck	509 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Peterson Contractors Inc	Reinbeck	499 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc - Reinbeck SPSC	Reinbeck	88 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Parkview Manor	Reinbeck	61 FTE
NAT-TCR	Gainesville Candler	Gainesville, GA	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Laird Technologies, Inc. - Cleveland	Cleveland, OH	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	KAC Greenwood	Greenwood, IN	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Damping Technologies, Inc.	Mishawaka, IN	1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	CommutAir - ALB Maintenance Hangars	Latham, NY	85 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Creamer Environmenntal, Inc.	Cedar Grove, NJ	85 FTE
NAT-SIZE	USA Milledgeville GA	Milledgeville, GA	85 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Fort Smith 45	Fort Smith, AR	85 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: 2021, 2019. 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.