Poultry Processing · Texas
Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing
Tyler, TX · ~1,431 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade A.
Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing: 1.6 TCR = 49% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing safety composite
Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% 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 Tyler Processing: 0.0 → 1.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.45× in 2024
Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing's TCR rose 1.1 from 0.0 in 2018 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Tyler, TX AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 49% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #3/24
- PHOTO Milford Plant
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 151 inj
- SIZE ~1,431 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Milford Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing
1.6 TCR
- Milford Plant
Milford Plant
1.6 TCR
- Fieldale Farms
Fieldale Farms - Cornelia Plant
1.6 TCR
- 2nd Street, P-
2nd Street, P-19719
1.6 TCR
- John Soules Fo
John Soules Foods
1.6 TCR
What this shows Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing averages 1.6 TCR (49% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).
Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=0.2 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing falls in its industry
509 Poultry Processing establishmentsSafer than 85% 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 #3 safest of 24 Poultry Processing employers in Texas.
Sanderson Farms Tyler 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 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 34 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · TX · Tyler
509 Poultry Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 357 employers in Tyler, 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 | Milford Plant | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fieldale Farms - Cornelia Plant | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2nd Street, P-19719 | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John Soules Foods | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ExxonMobil Global Services Company Hughes Landing | 1,429 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. - LCO & MCO Offices | 1,429 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Port Arthur Liquefaction Project | 1,428 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon Transportation Services : HOU1 | 1,427 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tyler - CTMF 380 | 3,897 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tyler Main Hospital | 2,205 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Residential HVAC and Supply : MFG-Tyler,TX-USA | 2,173 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trinity Clinic - CTMF 381 | 1,705 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Heraeus Medical Components | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Continental Marble, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amhof Trucking, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lennar - Arizona (Tucson) | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Penn Highlands DuBois (West) | 1,431 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amzl : Dps1 | 1,431 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Broken Bow Plant | 1,432 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations | 1,430 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.