Poultry Hatcheries · Texas
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery
Palestine, TX · ~64 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Poultry Hatcheries workplace, earning a grade B.
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery: 2.6 TCR = 59% of Poultry Hatcheries BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery safety composite
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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→2024
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery injury rate improved
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery's TCR fell 3.3 from 3.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.3 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112340 · Palestine, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 59% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/13
- PHOTO Danville Hatchery
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Danville Hatchery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Winesburg Hatc
Winesburg Hatchery
2.7 TCR
- Pilgrim's Prid
Pilgrim's Pride Commerce Hatchery
2.7 TCR
- This site
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery
2.6 TCR
- Danville Hatch
Danville Hatchery
2.6 TCR
- Sanderson Farm
Sanderson Farms Collins Hatchery
2.6 TCR
What this shows Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery averages 2.6 TCR (59% of the Poultry Hatcheries BLS benchmark).
Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Sanderson Farms Palestine Hatchery falls in its industry
197 Poultry Hatcheries establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 13 Poultry Hatcheries employers in Texas.
Sanderson Farms Palestine 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112340 · TX · Palestine
197 Poultry Hatcheries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 50 employers in Palestine, TX · 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 | Danville Hatchery | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Winesburg Hatchery | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pilgrim's Pride Commerce Hatchery | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanderson Farms Collins Hatchery | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mill Creek | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PILGRIMS MT. PLEASANT HACTCHERY 2 & 3 | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TGNR East Texas LLC | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Venado Oil and Gas LLC | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing | 1,105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6036 | 925 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6036 | 861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6005 | 558 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carlie C's IGA #870 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pueblo ARP | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Medina | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodward Inc. - Loveland Facility | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Forshaw Inc | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florida QCC | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C.A. Smith Inc. d/b/a Ravena Shop N Save | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Combined Roofing Services LLC | 64 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.