Poultry Processing · Louisiana

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing

Hammond, LA · ~600 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
6.0
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing runs at 183% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade D.

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing: 6.0 TCR = 183% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing safety composite

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).

F

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.03 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 29% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 54% 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%).

TCR Δ

−4.3

2016→2024

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing injury rate improved

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing's TCR fell 4.3 from 7.3 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.3 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=5.6 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=10.0 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=3.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311615 · Hammond, LA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 183% of ind

  • DART 2.5 DART
  • RANK #7/7
  • PHOTO Sanderson Farms Kins…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 185 inj
  • SIZE ~600 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Sanderson Farms Kinston Processing (0.0 TCR gap)

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Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing averages 6.0 TCR (183% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing TCR series: 2016=7.3 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=5.6 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=5 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=10 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3

Where Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing falls in its industry

509 Poultry Processing establishments

Safer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 7 Poultry Processing employers in Louisiana.

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing (600 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 619 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,000 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing
Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing (600 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 619 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Sanderson Farms Hammond Processing has fewer employees than the Poultry Processing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 3.0 2.5 12 2 0
2023 6.6 5.2 16 13 0
2022 10.0 9.4 31 25 0
2021 4.3 4.0 18 4 0
2020 5.0 5.0 21 6 0
2019 6.8 6.6 22 12 0
2018 5.6 4.2 21 6 0
2017 5.8 4.4 21 8 0
2016 7.3 6.7 23 13 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311615 · LA · Hammond

509 Poultry Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 101 employers in Hammond, LA · 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 Sanderson Farms Kinston Processing 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sam A. Lupo & Sons, Inc. 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR OKF Heavener Processing 5.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Jones Poultry Hannibal 5.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Corporate Log 600 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pilgrims- Plant 599 FTE
STATE-SIZE SHREVEPORT_1441383 603 FTE
STATE-SIZE Slidell Memorial East 597 FTE
CITY-NEAR 489 412 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 489 385 FTE
CITY-NEAR Intralox LLC - Hammond 245 FTE
CITY-NEAR 500086400 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY 209 FTE
NAT-TCR Community Living Alternatives 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Te-co Manufacturing LLC 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR APH-Annie Penn Hospital 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR National Distribution Centers LLC-1431 Vultee Blvd 6.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE CooperVision West Henrietta Distribution & Packaging Center 600 FTE
NAT-SIZE DuPage County Health Department 600 FTE
NAT-SIZE NLMK Pennsylvania 600 FTE
NAT-SIZE Molson Coors Beverage Company USA 600 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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.