Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables · Illinois
VDF Farm Plant
Momence, IL · ~87 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
VDF Farm Plant runs at 180% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade D.
VDF Farm Plant: 5.9 TCR = 180% of Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
VDF Farm Plant safety composite
VDF Farm Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−0.5
2016→2024
VDF Farm Plant injury rate improved
VDF Farm Plant's TCR fell 0.5 from 3.5 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.5 · 2017=7.2 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=12.7 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311423 · Momence, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 180% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #8/12
- PHOTO OFI Warehouse
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 56 inj
- SIZE ~87 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OFI Warehouse (0.0 TCR gap)
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VDF Farm Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
VDF Farm Plant
5.9 TCR
- OFI Warehouse
OFI Warehouse
5.9 TCR
- Henningsen Foo
Henningsen Foods-Ravenna
5.9 TCR
- Graceland Frui
Graceland Fruit - Main St.
5.9 TCR
- Idahoan Foods,
Idahoan Foods, LLC - Rupert Plant
5.8 TCR
What this shows VDF Farm Plant averages 5.9 TCR (180% of the Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).
VDF Farm Plant TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=7.2 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=12.7 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=5 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where VDF Farm Plant falls in its industry
123 Freeze-dried, food processing, establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 12 Freeze-dried, food processing, employers in Illinois.
VDF Farm Plant has more employees than the Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits an median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311423 · IL · Momence
123 Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 23 employers in Momence, IL · 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 | OFI Warehouse | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Henningsen Foods-Ravenna | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Graceland Fruit - Main St. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Idahoan Foods, LLC - Rupert Plant | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HI-Grade Egg Producers & Processors - Loda | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acciona Energy USA Global | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - AIC Distribution Operations | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Gas Ops | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baker & Taylor Momence | 505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4206-00950004-950000 | 460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Momence Packing | 296 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VDF Riverview Campus | 238 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mowrey Elevator Company, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Howard Lumber Company | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oktibbeha County Co-op | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Drug Plastics and Glass Co., Inc. - Elysburg, PA | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ebsary Foundation Company | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reidsville | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Rural Electric Cooperative | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perry Hall Service Center | 87 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.