Poultry Processing · Mississippi
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing
Hazlehurst, MS · ~603 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade D.
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing: 4.2 TCR = 127% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing safety composite
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
−3.5
2016→2024
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing injury rate improved
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing's TCR fell 3.5 from 7.0 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.0 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=4.0 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Hazlehurst, MS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 127% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #29/41
- PHOTO West Liberty Foods
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 112 inj
- SIZE ~603 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: West Liberty Foods (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing
4.2 TCR
- West Liberty F
West Liberty Foods
4.2 TCR
- DG Foods, LLC
DG Foods, LLC Hazlehurst
4.2 TCR
- Diestel Turkey
Diestel Turkey Ranch
4.2 TCR
- Arkansas Plant
Arkansas Plant 1
4.2 TCR
What this shows Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing averages 4.2 TCR (127% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing TCR series: 2016=7 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=4 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing falls in its industry
509 Poultry Processing establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 41 Poultry Processing employers in Mississippi.
Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst 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 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · MS · Hazlehurst
509 Poultry Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 16 employers in Hazlehurst, MS · 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 | West Liberty Foods | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DG Foods, LLC Hazlehurst | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Diestel Turkey Ranch | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arkansas Plant 1 | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing | 602 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Casino and Hotel | 600 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Neel-Schaffer, Inc. | 611 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | S3 Stennis Space Center (SSC) Operations | 595 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DG Foods Hazelhurst | 373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DG Foods | 326 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 954 | 242 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 954 | 215 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kingsport Martin Transport | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Alfond Inn at Rollins | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Meadow | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TEI Rock Drills | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 603 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PayneCrest Electric | 603 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UPMC Benefit Management Services | 603 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gulfspan Industrial, LLC | 603 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.