Processed meats manufacturing · Iowa
Progressive Processing, LLC
Dubuque, IA · ~386 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Progressive Processing, LLC runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Processed meats manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Progressive Processing, LLC: 2.5 TCR = 76% of Processed meats manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Progressive Processing, LLC safety composite
Progressive Processing, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% 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
Progressive Processing, LLC: 1.4 → 2.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 3.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.56× in 2024
Progressive Processing, LLC's TCR rose 1.3 from 1.4 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311612 · Dubuque, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 76% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #14/32
- PHOTO Hormel Foods - Austin
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 85 inj
- SIZE ~386 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hormel Foods - Austin (0.0 TCR gap)
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Progressive Processing, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Progressive Processing, LLC
2.5 TCR
- Hormel Foods -
Hormel Foods - Austin
2.5 TCR
- Grinds - Butle
Grinds - Butler WI
2.5 TCR
- Quincy Facilit
Quincy Facility
2.5 TCR
- John R Morreal
John R Morreale Meat Inc.
2.5 TCR
What this shows Progressive Processing, LLC averages 2.5 TCR (76% of the Processed meats manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Progressive Processing, LLC TCR series: 2016=1.4 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=3 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Progressive Processing, LLC falls in its industry
613 Processed meats manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 32 Processed meats manufacturing employers in Iowa.
Progressive Processing, LLC has more employees than the Processed meats manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311612 · IA · Dubuque
613 Processed meats manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, 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 | Hormel Foods - Austin | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grinds - Butler WI | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quincy Facility | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John R Morreale Meat Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DMS Clinton | 386 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | 386 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harrah's Council Bluffs | 386 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Burke Marketing Corporation | 387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Dubuque Works | 2,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE | 1,296 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Dubuque | 1,285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc | 1,110 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Universal Fire Systems, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sun Air Jets, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1017 Hayward | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ciocca Hyundai of Quakertown | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kent Quality Foods | 386 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 049-PL001 | 386 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minnesota Department of Corrections - St. Cloud | 386 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nanogate North America LLC. | 386 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.