Poultry hatcheries · Mississippi

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production

Name: Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Hazlehurst, MS · ~91 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.9
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Poultry hatcheries workplace, earning a grade B.

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production: 2.9 TCR = 64% of Poultry hatcheries BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production safety composite

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.87 per 100 workers

Safer than 68% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% 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%).

TCR Δ

−3.3

2016→2018

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production injury rate improved

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production's TCR fell 3.3 from 4.4 in 2016 to 1.1 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.4 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.4 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=1.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 112340 · Hazlehurst, MS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.9 · 64% of ind

DART 1.1 DART
RANK #8/20
PHOTO Hoover's Hatchery
BOOK 3y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~91 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hoover's Hatchery (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production averages 2.9 TCR (64% of the Poultry hatcheries BLS benchmark).

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=1.1 · BLS 4.5

Where Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production falls in its industry

197 Poultry hatcheries establishments

Safer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 20 Poultry hatcheries employers in Mississippi.

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production (91 employees, TCR 2.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 3.9

Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production 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
2018	1.1	1.1	1	0
2017	3.2	3.2	3	0
2016	4.4	3.3	3	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

112340 · MS · Hazlehurst

197 Poultry hatcheries 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Hoover's Hatchery	RUDD, IA	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Hatchery	OAKWOOD, OH	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sanderson Farms Adel Hatchery	ADEL, GA	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Hatchery (Talladega)	MUNFORD, AL	2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Ocean Harvesters, Moss Point, MS Facility	MOSS POINT	91 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Greenville Metal Works Inc	GREENVILLE	91 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Chickasaw Container Corporation	OKOLONA	91 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Manufacturing	KOSCIUSKO	91 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing	Hazlehurst	603 FTE
CITY-NEAR	DG Foods Hazelhurst	Hazlehurst	373 FTE
CITY-NEAR	DG Foods	Hazlehurst	326 FTE
CITY-NEAR	DG Foods, LLC Hazlehurst	Hazlehurst	323 FTE
NAT-TCR	001-DAY	Dayton, OH	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Highland Park Manor	Okmulgee, OK	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	POET - Gowrie	Gowrie, IA	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Community Care of Rutherford County, Inc.	Murfreesboro, TN	2.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	JFSNA at Sabic Burkville	Burkville, AL	91 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Brunswick (Gabru)	Brunswick, GA	91 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Waterloo (Inwat)	Waterloo, IN	91 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Jefferson City (Mojef)	Jefferson City, MO	91 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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