Poultry Hatcheries · Mississippi

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery

Name: Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Ellisville, MS · ~40 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 3.3
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Poultry Hatcheries workplace, earning a grade B.

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery: 3.3 TCR = 72% of Poultry Hatcheries BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery safety composite

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 3.25 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.35 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% 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

−0.9

2022→2024

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery injury rate improved

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery's TCR fell 0.9 from 3.3 in 2022 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=3.3 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=2.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

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

Grade B · TCR 3.3 · 72% of ind

DART 2.4 DART
RANK #9/20
PHOTO 19-053071335-7
BOOK 3y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~40 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 19-053071335-7 (0.0 TCR gap)

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Forsyth Hatche

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3.3
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3.2
Fair Knoll Hat

3.2

What this shows Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery averages 3.3 TCR (72% of the Poultry Hatcheries BLS benchmark).

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery TCR series: 2022=3.3 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 4.5

Where Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery falls in its industry

197 Poultry Hatcheries establishments

Safer than 59% 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 #9 safest of 20 Poultry Hatcheries employers in Mississippi.

Sanderson Farms Laurel Hatchery (40 employees, TCR 3.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 3.9

Sanderson Farms Laurel 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
2024	2.4	2.4	1
2023	4.1	2.1	2
2022	3.3	3.3	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

112340 · MS · Ellisville

197 Poultry Hatcheries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 19 employers in Ellisville, 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	19-053071335-7	DALLAS CENTER, IA	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Forsyth Hatchery	FORSYTH, GA	3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Decatur hatchery	DECATUR, AL	3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Fair Knoll Hatchery	ANNISTON, AL	3.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Mendenhall Hatchery	MENDENHALL	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Brookhaven Network	BROOKHAVEN	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Picayune	PICAYUNE	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Prentiss County EPA	302 W. CHURCH ST BOONEVILLE	40 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Howard Technology Solutions	Ellisville	441 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Howard Industries Inc. (Substation)	Ellisville	191 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Howard Transportation	Ellisville	168 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Operations Office	Ellisville	160 FTE
NAT-TCR	Chicago Alaska CS	Chicago, IL	3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Atrium Medical Center	Middletown, OH	3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Kitchen Magic, Inc	Nazareth, PA	3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Giant Eagle #0077	Pittsburgh, PA	3.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Phillips 66	Savannah, GA	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	LCD Lighting, Incorporated	Orange, CT	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Garden State Plaza	Paramus, NJ	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Stamford Store II	Stamford, CT	40 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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