Poultry Processing · Mississippi
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing
Laurel, MS · ~602 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing runs at 122% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade D.
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing: 4.0 TCR = 122% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing safety composite
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing: 2.7 → 4.2 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2024
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing's TCR rose 1.5 from 2.7 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Laurel, MS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 122% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #26/41
- PHOTO Pure Prairie Poultry
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 125 inj
- SIZE ~602 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pure Prairie Poultry (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing
4 TCR
- Pure Prairie P
Pure Prairie Poultry
4 TCR
- Koch Foods Pre
Koch Foods Prepared Plant
4 TCR
- Primary Poultr
Primary Poultry - Dayton VA Plant
4 TCR
- Dorada Foods R
Dorada Foods Reidsville
4 TCR
What this shows Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing averages 4.0 TCR (122% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).
Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Sanderson Farms Laurel Processing falls in its industry
509 Poultry Processing establishmentsSafer than 43% 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 #26 safest of 41 Poultry Processing employers in Mississippi.
Sanderson Farms Laurel 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 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · MS · Laurel
509 Poultry Processing 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 | Pure Prairie Poultry | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Koch Foods Prepared Plant | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Primary Poultry - Dayton VA Plant | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dorada Foods Reidsville | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing | 603 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Casino and Hotel | 600 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | S3 Stennis Space Center (SSC) Operations | 595 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Neel-Schaffer, Inc. | 611 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 | Kindred Main | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D'Annunzio Group Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reddy Ice - Plant City (413) | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Six South Street Hotel | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rummel Construction Main Office | 602 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lebanon Community Hospital | 602 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Briggs & Stratton | 602 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint Clairsville Jobsites | 602 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.