Poultry Processing · Texas
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing
Palestine, TX · ~1,105 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade C.
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing: 3.2 TCR = 97% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing safety composite
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 6%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 6% 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
−4.1
2016→2024
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing injury rate improved
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing's TCR fell 4.1 from 5.3 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.3 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Palestine, TX AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 97% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #14/24
- PHOTO Harrisonburg Process…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 249 inj
- SIZE ~1,105 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harrisonburg Processing (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing
3.2 TCR
- Harrisonburg P
Harrisonburg Processing
3.2 TCR
- Pilgrims Prepa
Pilgrims Prepared Foods
3.2 TCR
- Pilgrims Moore
Pilgrims Moorefield Feed Mill
3.2 TCR
- George's Sprin
George's Springdale Processing Plant
3.2 TCR
What this shows Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing averages 3.2 TCR (97% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing falls in its industry
509 Poultry Processing establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 24 Poultry Processing employers in Texas.
Sanderson Farms Palestine Processing has more employees than the Poultry Processing median and a lower 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 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 68 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 53 | 9 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · TX · Palestine
509 Poultry Processing 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 | Harrisonburg Processing | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pilgrims Prepared Foods | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pilgrims Moorefield Feed Mill | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | George's Springdale Processing Plant | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | US TX Round Rock 03 | 1,105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ExxonMobil Global Services Company - West Hughes Landing | 1,105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zachry Construction Corporation | 1,104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. | 1,103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6036 | 925 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6036 | 861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6005 | 558 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palestine Principal Healthcare d/b/a Palestine Regional Medical Center | 516 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Menomonie | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #21 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ruppert Landscape - Richmond North | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plantation Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - KRFD | 1,105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Middletown Public Schools | 1,105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Samsung Semiconductor Inc. | 1,105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ca6583 Ranch | 1,105 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.