Poultry Hatcheries · Texas
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery
Bryan, TX · ~63 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Poultry Hatcheries workplace, earning a grade B.
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery: 3.3 TCR = 74% of Poultry Hatcheries BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery safety composite
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery held a steady TCR band
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.6 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.6 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=4.9 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112340 · Bryan, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.3 · 74% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #7/13
- PHOTO Siler City Hatchery
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Siler City Hatchery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery
3.3 TCR
- Siler City Hat
Siler City Hatchery
3.3 TCR
- Peco Foods Inc
Peco Foods Inc.- Sebastopol Hatchery
3.3 TCR
- Forsyth Hatche
Forsyth Hatchery
3.3 TCR
- Decatur hatche
Decatur hatchery
3.3 TCR
What this shows Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery averages 3.3 TCR (74% of the Poultry Hatcheries BLS benchmark).
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=4.9 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=2 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery falls in its industry
197 Poultry Hatcheries establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 13 Poultry Hatcheries employers in Texas.
Sanderson Farms Brazos Hatchery has more employees than the Poultry Hatcheries median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112340 · TX · Bryan
197 Poultry Hatcheries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 157 employers in Bryan, TX · 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 | Siler City Hatchery | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Peco Foods Inc.- Sebastopol Hatchery | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Forsyth Hatchery | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Decatur hatchery | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Radiation Detection Company | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Plainview PLA1 | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NAES : Major Oak Power | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORTH DALLAS TRANSMISSION | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHI St. Joseph Regional Health System | 1,771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanderson Farms Brazos Processing | 1,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 42200001-422002 ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | 1,128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PlyGem Building Products - Bryan Windows | 450 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Climatech, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Book Fairs - Syracuse | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Asphalt | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blairsville GA Yard | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanderson Farms Collins Hatchery | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Good Samaritan Society Corsica | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Neenah Technical Materials AP2 | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Myrtle Beach Travel Park | 63 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.