Fruit and vegetables, dehydrating, manufacturing · Illinois
VDF Strongheart
Momence, IL · ~61 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
VDF Strongheart runs at 120% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fruit and vegetables, dehydrating, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
VDF Strongheart: 4.0 TCR = 120% of Fruit and vegetables, dehydrating, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
VDF Strongheart safety composite
VDF Strongheart scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
Rising injury rate
VDF Strongheart: 1.5 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 12.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.17× in 2024
VDF Strongheart's TCR rose 6.2 from 1.5 in 2016 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311423 · Momence, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.0 · 120% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #5/12
- PHOTO Dehydrator
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dehydrator (0.1 TCR gap)
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VDF Strongheart in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Intermountain
Intermountain Specialty Foods
4.2 TCR
- Idaho Falls Fa
Idaho Falls Facility
4.1 TCR
- This site
VDF Strongheart
4 TCR
- Dehydrator
Dehydrator
4 TCR
- Sunsweet Dryer
Sunsweet Dryer - Gridley
3.8 TCR
What this shows VDF Strongheart averages 4.0 TCR (120% of the Fruit and vegetables, dehydrating, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
VDF Strongheart TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=12.5 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 3.3
Where VDF Strongheart falls in its industry
123 Fruit and vegetables, dehydrat establishmentsSafer than 71% 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 #5 safest of 12 Fruit and vegetables, dehydrat employers in Illinois.
VDF Strongheart has fewer employees than the Fruit and vegetables, dehydrating, manuf median and a lower 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 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311423 · IL · Momence
123 Fruit and vegetables, dehydrating, manufacturing 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 | Dehydrator | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Idaho Falls Facility | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sunsweet Dryer - Gridley | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Intermountain Specialty Foods | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodmark Nurseries LLC | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2505-Mason City, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Springfield | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech - Engineering | 61 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 | Virginia | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paulo - Cleveland | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LLR | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | piketon | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid West Materials, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Commonwealth Senior Living at Willow Grove | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Birmingham North - 06 | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bybee Stone Company Inc | 61 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.