Poultry Processing · Iowa
Storm Lake Turkey Plant
Storm Lake, IA · ~649 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Storm Lake Turkey Plant runs at 267% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade F.
Storm Lake Turkey Plant: 8.8 TCR = 267% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Storm Lake Turkey Plant safety composite
Storm Lake Turkey Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−1.2
2017→2024
Storm Lake Turkey Plant injury rate improved
Storm Lake Turkey Plant's TCR fell 1.2 from 3.7 in 2017 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 26.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.7 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=26.3 · 2021=16.2 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Storm Lake, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 267% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Berry Street Plant
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 87 inj
- SIZE ~649 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Berry Street Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Storm Lake Turkey Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Storm Lake Turkey Plant
8.8 TCR
- Berry Street P
Berry Street Plant
8.8 TCR
- Prestage Foods
Prestage Foods of SC LLC
8.8 TCR
- New Market Pou
New Market Poultry, LLC
8.8 TCR
- Brakebush Mock
Brakebush Mocksville
8.8 TCR
What this shows Storm Lake Turkey Plant averages 8.8 TCR (267% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).
Storm Lake Turkey Plant TCR series: 2017=3.7 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=26.3 · 2021=16.2 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Storm Lake Turkey Plant falls in its industry
509 Poultry Processing establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Poultry Processing employers in Iowa.
Storm Lake Turkey Plant 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 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 10 | 96 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26.3 | 26.0 | 10 | 156 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · IA · Storm Lake
509 Poultry Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 31 employers in Storm Lake, 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 | Berry Street Plant | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prestage Foods of SC LLC | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Market Poultry, LLC | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brakebush Mocksville | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center | 648 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clarinda Correctional Facility Inmate | 648 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smithfield Sioux city | 651 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Martin Bros Distribution Co., Inc. | 652 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Storm Lake Plant | 2,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | 386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1526 | 273 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1526 | 253 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kiolbassa Provision Company Brazos | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Darling Ingredients Wichita | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Lowell | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | el super #32 sierra | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service | 649 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Angel of the Winds Casino Resort | 649 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Dow Chemical Company - Collegeville, PA | 649 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bard Shannon Ltd | 649 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.