Poultry hatcheries · Mississippi
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery
Laurel, MS · ~20 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Poultry hatcheries workplace, earning a grade D.
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery: 6.2 TCR = 138% of Poultry hatcheries BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery safety composite
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery: 5.9 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.27× in 2021
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery's TCR rose 2.0 from 5.9 in 2016 to 7.9 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112340 · Laurel, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 138% of ind
- DART 7.9 DART
- RANK #19/20
- PHOTO Temperanceville Hatc…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Temperanceville Hatchery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Stilwell Hatch
Stilwell Hatchery (Noel)
6.3 TCR
- Shelbyville Ha
Shelbyville Hatchery
6.3 TCR
- This site
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery
6.2 TCR
- Temperancevill
Temperanceville Hatchery
6.2 TCR
- Millsboro Hatc
Millsboro Hatchery
6.2 TCR
What this shows Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery averages 6.2 TCR (138% of the Poultry hatcheries BLS benchmark).
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2017=6.5 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=7.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery falls in its industry
197 Poultry hatcheries establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 20 Poultry hatcheries employers in Mississippi.
Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery has fewer employees than the Poultry hatcheries median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112340 · MS · Laurel
197 Poultry hatcheries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 78 employers in Laurel, 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 | Temperanceville Hatchery | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Millsboro Hatchery | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stilwell Hatchery (Noel) | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shelbyville Hatchery | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Three Way Gin | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Singing River Electric Cooperative - Sand Hill Office | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RC Construction Greenwood | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carey's Construction Company, Inc. | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Laurel | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howard Industries Inc (Transformer) | 2,141 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Quality Food Service, Inc | 1,567 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amick Farms, LLC MS Processing Plant | 841 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Providence College-Raymond | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holden Heights | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A.W. Farrell & Son - Dunkirk Office | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Park Newport Apartments | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Orscheln Farm and Home LLC 073 | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vagabond Inn Oxnard | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Producers, Inc. - Irvington | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Producers, Inc. - Manchester | 20 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.