Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming · Iowa
Sheldon
Sheldon, IA · ~22 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Sheldon runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming workplace, earning a grade B.
Sheldon: 3.2 TCR = 71% of Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sheldon safety composite
Sheldon scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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)
- B 3.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
Sheldon: 0.0 → 14.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 14.8 TCR · DART/TCR 4.63× in 2024
Sheldon's TCR rose 14.8 from 0.0 in 2016 to 14.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 4.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112210 · Sheldon, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.2 · 71% of ind
- DART 14.8 DART
- RANK #8/40
- PHOTO SEABOARD FOODS LP CE…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SEABOARD FOODS LP CELL 6 LOADOUT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sheldon in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Feedmill TW Sh
Feedmill TW Shop - SE
3.3 TCR
- Geode GTC
Geode GTC
3.3 TCR
- This site
Sheldon
3.2 TCR
- SEABOARD FOODS
SEABOARD FOODS LP CELL 6 LOADOUT
3.2 TCR
- Iowa Falls Off
Iowa Falls Office
3.1 TCR
What this shows Sheldon averages 3.2 TCR (71% of the Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming BLS benchmark).
Sheldon TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=8 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=14.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Sheldon falls in its industry
280 Hog and pig (including breedin establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 40 Hog and pig (including breedin employers in Iowa.
Sheldon has fewer employees than the Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.7. 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 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112210 · IA · Sheldon
280 Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 29 employers in Sheldon, IA · 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 | SEABOARD FOODS LP CELL 6 LOADOUT | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Feedmill TW Shop - SE | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Geode GTC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iowa Falls Office | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc - Ankeny, IA | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative (Mt. Ayr) | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kevin D. Moellers | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEABOARD FOODS LP IOWA MAINT | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sheldon Facility | 307 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Wyk, Inc. | 251 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sheldon Medical Center | 219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IA,SHELDON - Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 188 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Design Fabricators and Integrators, LLC | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sweetwater Transportation, LLC | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Riemer Floors | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Florence | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mosaic Colorado Springs | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boondocks | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FREEZER | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunchase Harrisonburg, LLC | 22 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.