Poultry Processing · North Carolina
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing
St. Pauls, NC · ~1,145 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing runs at 231% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade F.
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing: 7.6 TCR = 231% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing safety composite
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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%).
TCR Δ
−15.3
2016→2024
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing injury rate improved
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing's TCR fell 15.3 from 19.2 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 19.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=19.2 · 2017=9.7 · 2018=9.7 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · St. Pauls, NC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 7.6 · 231% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #26/32
- PHOTO Corydon Plant
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 313 inj
- SIZE ~1,145 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Corydon Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dardanelle Pla
Dardanelle Plant
7.7 TCR
- Live Haul
Live Haul
7.7 TCR
- This site
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing
7.6 TCR
- Corydon Plant
Corydon Plant
7.6 TCR
- SQUAB PRODUCER
SQUAB PRODUCERS OF CALIFORNIA
7.5 TCR
What this shows Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing averages 7.6 TCR (231% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing TCR series: 2016=19.2 · 2017=9.7 · 2018=9.7 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing falls in its industry
509 Poultry Processing establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 32 Poultry Processing employers in North Carolina.
Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing has more 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 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 48 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 40 | 30 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 23 | 31 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 24 | 31 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 40 | 62 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 66 | 30 | 0 |
| 2016 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · NC · St. Pauls
509 Poultry Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 9 employers in St. Pauls, NC · 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 | Corydon Plant | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dardanelle Plant | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SQUAB PRODUCERS OF CALIFORNIA | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Live Haul | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 0060-Atrium Health Union | 1,147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rowan County Government | 1,151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cherry Hospital | 1,136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - CLT9 | 1,155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prestage Foods | 382 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PBV-St. Pauls | 256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Watts Water Technologies | 207 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Watts Regulator Co. (Mueller Steam Specialty) | 169 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Buffalo Lumber Tie | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #113 | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tiff's Treats - D8 | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scioto Ready Mix | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Norwood Medical | 1,145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Temperanceville Plant | 1,145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mclaren Oakland | 1,145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perez Farming Services Inc. | 1,145 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.