Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation · Illinois

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL

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

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.3
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL runs at 28% 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 Intl Inc. Utica, IL: 1.3 TCR = 28% of Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL safety composite

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% 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).

65/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.25 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% of industry peers
DART rate: C 1.17 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% 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 Intl Inc. Utica, IL held a steady TCR band

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL's TCR held near 0.2 from 1.3 in 2023 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=1.3 · 2024=1.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 115114 · Utica, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 28% of ind

DART 1.2 DART
RANK #19/49
PHOTO Pleasant Valley Pota…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~81 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Pleasant Valley Potato, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL averages 1.3 TCR (28% of the Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation BLS benchmark).

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL TCR series: 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 4.5

Where Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL falls in its industry

666 Seed processing, post-harvest establishments

Safer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 49 Seed processing, post-harvest employers in Illinois.

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL (81 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 3.2

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL 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
2024	1.2	1.2	1	0	0
2023	1.3	1.3	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

115114 · IL · Utica

666 Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 6 employers in Utica, IL · 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	Pleasant Valley Potato, Inc.	ABERDEEN, ID	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Constantine, MI	CONSTANTINE, MI	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Williamsburg, IA	WILLIAMSBURG, IA	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Corteva New Madrid Production	NEW MADRID, MO	1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Edwards Power Station	BARTONVILLE	81 FTE
STATE-SIZE	75E - Western S - IL Electric Ops	QUINCY	81 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AMEREN ILLINOIS - Western S - IL Electric Ops	QUINCY	81 FTE
STATE-SIZE	NG Crystal Lake Reporting Center	CRYSTAL LAKE	81 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Starved Rock Lodge and Convention Center LTD	Utica	178 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Corteva Agriscience UTI1	Utica	96 FTE
CITY-NEAR	DuPont Pioneer Utica UTI1	Utica	85 FTE
CITY-NEAR	PQ Corporation- Utica	Utica	47 FTE
NAT-TCR	Sunenergy1	Mooresville, NC	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Elastron USA	Gainesville, GA	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	100 Etna	Lebanon, NH	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	GEM Industrial Inc. - Michigan Office	Plymouth, MI	1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	NHC Healthcare St. Charles	Saint Charles, MO	81 FTE
NAT-SIZE	National Harbor	National Harbor, MD	81 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Funk and company	El Paso, TX	81 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Swing Staging LLC - New York	Long Island City, NY	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.