Industry profile · NAICS 311611

Beef produced in slaughtering plants

Workplace injury rates across 216 OSHA-reporting establishments in this industry, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 212 establishments with a credible rate.

216
Employers
6.9
Avg TCR (rated)
3.3
BLS benchmark
30,735
Injuries (all)

TCR, interpreted

Far above average

6.9 avg TCR

The industry picture

According to OSHA ITA filings (2016–2024), Beef produced in slaughtering plants ranks #50 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average Total Case Rate (higher TCR = more injuries per 100 workers). The 212 rated employers in Beef produced in slaughtering plants average 6.9 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 2.1 times the BLS national benchmark of 3.3.

#50 of 540
corpus TCR rank · ≥100 rated
6.9
avg TCR · rated subset
3.3
BLS national benchmark
212
rated employers

ITA inventory (216) and injury totals cover every reporting establishment; the average TCR is the rated subset only. Corpus rank matches /rankings/most-dangerous-industries (≥100 rated employers). BLS IIF is a separate survey population, see Methodology → Three Populations.

Where Beef produced in slaughtering plants sits nationally on injury rate

Average Total Case Rate, industries with ≥100 rated employers

7 Among the most dangerous lower TCR than 9% of 540 industries

Industries, banded by average TCR

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Source OSHA Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024) · 2026-08-25

Beef produced in slaughtering plants injury rate, 2016–2024

Industry-average TCR has fallen across this span (6.3 → 4.4) · NAICS 311611

45678 201620172018201920202021202220232024 4.37
OSHA ITA employer_yearly, 2016-2024 · establishments with >=200,000 hours worked and a credible TCR each year (98 in the latest year shown)

What Beef produced in slaughtering plants Safety Data Reveals

According to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024), Beef produced in slaughtering plants ranks #50 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated establishments by rated-subset average Total Case Rate (same basis as the most-dangerous-industries ranking; higher TCR means more injuries). The Beef produced in slaughtering plants sector (NAICS 311611) encompasses 216 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 30,735 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window. The industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 6.9 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year is computed on the 212 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology). Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 3.3 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 6.9 is higher than the BLS benchmark, a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.

The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers, not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Beef produced in slaughtering plants that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.

Employers in this industry, by injury rate

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EmployerLocationGradeAvg TCR
Open Range BeefGordon, NEF27.2
Vantage Foods PA LPCamp Hill, PAF27.0
7263 - 2-MainDevine, TXF25.7
Thunder Ridge Beef Company, LLCSigourney, IAF21.6
True West Beef, LLCJerome, IDF21.4
Logan Premium Meats and Processing, LLCHopkinsville, KYF20.9
Manning Beef, LLCPico Rivera, CAF20.4
4829-13820Kapolei, HIF20.1
7263 - 2-MainIrving, TXF19.4
Olson MeatOrland, CAF18.9
Ohio Farms Packing CompanyCreston, OHF18.9
Cargill ProteinCamp Hill, PAF17.3
Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLCAthol, MAF17.2
GW Beef Company, LLCWashington, Ok, OKF16.7
Independent Food CorpTwin Falls, IDF16.5
OWB PackersBrawley, CAF16.2
Superior FarmsDixon, CAF15.4
Cargill Vernon Proportion Foods LLCVernon, CAF15.0
Meat Processing PlantFront Royal, VAF14.9
Pasco PlantPasco, WAF14.4
Logansport PlantLogansport, INF13.9
Superior FarmsDenver, COF13.8
FM Meat ProductsFort Mccoy, FLF12.9
Madison PlantMadison, NEF12.7
Storm Lake PlantStorm Lake, IAF12.6
Vermont Packinghouse LLCNorth Springfield, VTF12.6
CargillNorth Kingstown, RIF12.5
Marcho Farms, Inc.Harleysville, PAF12.2
Keokuk Hills Beef Company LLCSigourney, IAF12.1
Waterloo Pork PlantWaterloo, IAF12.0
Pioneer Meats, Inc.Big Timber, MTF11.9
Central Valley Meat CompanyHanford, CAF11.8
Marcho Farms, IncSouderton, PAF11.7
Lamb & Veal, MaintenanceDetroit, MIF11.6
White Castle System, Inc. - Lebanon Meat PlantLebanon, INF11.3
JBS Green Bay IncGreen Bay, WIF11.3
Harris Ranch Beef CompanySelma, CAF11.2
Hatfield FacilityHatfield, PAF11.1
nebraska beefOmaha, NEF11.0
Colorado Lamb ProcessorsBrush, COF11.0
Dietz and Watson BaltimoreBaltimore, MDF10.9
Edgewood LockerEdgewood, IAF10.7
Jacksonville Plant (Bruss)Jacksonville, FLF10.6
VPP Group, LLCNorwalk, WIF10.6
Nicholas Meat, LLCLoganton, PAF10.3
Walt's Wholesale MeatsWoodland, WAF10.2
HK Cooperative Inc.Sandusky, OHF10.1
Northstar Packing, LLCDekalb, ILF10.1
Yoder MeatsYoder, KSF10.0
Finney County PlantHolcomb, KSF9.9
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Nationwide industries with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Beef produced in slaughtering plants: nearest NAICS cohorts by rated-subset average TCR and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-industry neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Beef produced in slaughtering plants?

Across 212 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Beef produced in slaughtering plants averages 6.9 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Beef produced in slaughtering plants compare with other industries nationally?

Beef produced in slaughtering plants ranks #50 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 9% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Beef produced in slaughtering plants?

216 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 212 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.

Data sourced from official public datasets, PlainSafetyScore's OSHA ITA / BLS-based industry database (2016-2024). Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore. See our methodology for details.

Working in Beef produced in slaughtering plants?

This sector averages 6.9 against a BLS benchmark of 3.3 - but individual employers span the full A-to-F range.

Sector figures use the credible-subset mean across reporting employers; a benchmark is not any single establishment's measured rate.

Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.

Beef produced in slaughtering plants Safety FAQ

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Beef produced in slaughtering plants?

Across 212 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Beef produced in slaughtering plants averages 6.9 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Beef produced in slaughtering plants compare with other industries nationally?

Beef produced in slaughtering plants ranks #50 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 9% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Beef produced in slaughtering plants?

216 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 212 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.