Chickens, slaughtering and dressing · South Carolina
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc.
Ward, SC · ~226 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. runs at 246% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chickens, slaughtering and dressing workplace, earning a grade F.
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc.: 8.1 TCR = 246% of Chickens, slaughtering and dressing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. safety composite
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc.: 9.9 → 11.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.42× in 2024
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.6 from 9.9 in 2021 to 11.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Ward, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 246% of ind
- DART 11.5 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Pine Bluff Jeff Pkwy…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~226 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pine Bluff Jeff Pkwy Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc.
8.1 TCR
- Pine Bluff Jef
Pine Bluff Jeff Pkwy Plant
8.1 TCR
- Robards Plant
Robards Plant
8.1 TCR
- Little Rock Cu
Little Rock Custom Craft Poultry
8 TCR
- Amick Farms, L
Amick Farms, LLC Processing Plant
8 TCR
What this shows The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. averages 8.1 TCR (246% of the Chickens, slaughtering and dressing BLS benchmark).
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. TCR series: 2021=9.9 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=11.5 · BLS 3.3
Where The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. falls in its industry
509 Chickens, slaughtering and dre establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Chickens, slaughtering and dre employers in South Carolina.
The Best Dressed Chicken, Inc. has fewer employees than the Chickens, slaughtering and dressing 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 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · SC · Ward
509 Chickens, slaughtering and dressing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 5 employers in Ward, SC · 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 | Pine Bluff Jeff Pkwy Plant | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Robards Plant | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Little Rock Custom Craft Poultry | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amick Farms, LLC Processing Plant | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenville 02 Tape | 226 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hidden Lake | 226 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1349 - Spartanburg | 226 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bulldog Hiway Express | 226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Best Dressed Chicken Inc. | 125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Pet Food Solutions | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JRD Growers | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QSI Ward | 25 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon Retail LLC - IBF1 | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NHM, Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McKearney Asphalt & Sealing, Inc | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coke Northeast - Syracuse | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kelly Box & Packaging | 226 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - LAS8 | 226 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DOK2 | 226 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - WMO2 | 226 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.