Industry profile · NAICS 311111

Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing

Workplace injury rates across 304 OSHA-reporting establishments in this industry, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 302 establishments with a credible rate.

304
Employers
4.3
Avg TCR (rated)
3.9
BLS benchmark
5,502
Injuries (all)

TCR, interpreted

About average

4.3 avg TCR

The industry picture

According to OSHA ITA filings (2016–2024), Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing ranks #292 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average Total Case Rate (higher TCR = more injuries per 100 workers). The 302 rated employers in Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing average 4.3 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 1.1 times the BLS national benchmark of 3.9.

#292 of 540
corpus TCR rank · ≥100 rated
4.3
avg TCR · rated subset
3.9
BLS national benchmark
302
rated employers

ITA inventory (304) 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 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing sits nationally on injury rate

Average Total Case Rate, industries with ≥100 rated employers

4 Lower than most lower TCR than 54% of 540 industries

Industries, banded by average TCR

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

Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing injury rate, 2016–2024

Industry-average TCR has fallen across this span (3.6 → 2.9) · NAICS 311111

2.533.54 201620172018201920202021202220232024 2.9
OSHA ITA employer_yearly, 2016-2024 · establishments with >=200,000 hours worked and a credible TCR each year (88 in the latest year shown)

What Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing Safety Data Reveals

According to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024), Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing ranks #292 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 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing sector (NAICS 311111) encompasses 304 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 5,502 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window. The industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 4.3 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year is computed on the 302 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 3.9 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 4.3 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 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing 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
Darwin's Natural Pet ProductsTukwila, WAF19.8
Blue Independence IowaIndependence, IAF19.2
L & K MillsMaple Grove Rd, PAF16.9
Beaver Creek Products, LLCYork, NEF16.3
Ballard ManufacturingSpringville, UTF15.7
Three Dog PlantKansas City, MOF15.4
Dakota Dry Bean Devils Lake (Lakeview)Devils Lake, NDF15.1
Bernicks Twin CitiesWaite Park, MNF14.4
North Freeze DryLittle Falls, MNF14.4
Darling Ingredients, Inc.Paducah, KYF14.3
Dayton Natural MeatsDayton, ORF13.5
Fat-Cat Fish LLCBellingham, WAF13.2
Arrow Reliance Inc dba Darwin's Natural Pet ProductsTukwila, WAF12.8
Northern Pelagic Group LLCHazle Township, PAF10.9
Barrett Petfood Innovations BrainerdBrainerd, MNF9.8
HighlandKernersville, NCF9.8
Evergood Sausage CoSan Francisco, CAF9.7
Darling Ingredients Inc.Ravenna, NEF9.6
NewportHillsdale, INF9.5
NAPP Manufacturing LLCJoplin, MOF9.5
Primal Pet FoodsFairfield, CAF9.5
Three Dog Bakery - DeramusKansas City, MOF9.2
Dubuque Pet FoodDubuque, IAF9.1
AFB International- AuroraAurora, MOF9.1
RiverstoneWestminster, MDF9.0
Gold Star Feed and Grain, LLC Springville NYSpringville, NYF9.0
Springdale 275Springdale, ARF8.9
AVEKA ManufacturingWoodbury, MNF8.8
Ethos Pet Nutrition, LLC.Brownwood, TXF8.7
Canidae LLCBrownwood, TXF8.6
Freshpet Kitchens BethlehemBethlehem, PAF8.6
DSM-FirmenichAmes, IDF8.4
Sun-Tek Pet LLCDublin, GAF8.4
NomNomNow Inc WCPNashville, TNF8.4
John J Hoober IncGordonville, PAF8.4
All American Pet ProteinsGreeley, COF8.3
Phelps Industries LLC - JanesvilleJanesville, WIF8.2
Tuffys Pet Treat IncDelano, MNF8.2
BNG Miracle Pet LLCMoraine, OHF8.0
RC-RolRolla, MOF7.9
Portland Pet Food CompanyPortland, ORF7.8
BHJ - Fort DodgeFort Dodge, IAD7.8
Sunshine Mills Dublin, GADublin, GAD7.8
BP40Baxter Springs, KSD7.8
North Sioux CityNorth Sioux City, SDD7.3
Northwest Pet ProductsWoodland, WAD7.1
Protein SolutionsJoplin, MOD7.1
Gehman Feed MillDenver, PAD7.1
Performance Pet ProductsMitchell, SDD7.0
Feed MillMoorefield, WVD7.0
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Nationwide industries with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing: 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 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing?

Across 302 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing averages 4.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.9.

How does Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing compare with other industries nationally?

Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing ranks #292 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 54% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing?

304 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 302 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 Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing?

This sector averages 4.3 against a BLS benchmark of 3.9 - 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.

Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing Safety FAQ

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing?

Across 302 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing averages 4.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.9.

How does Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing compare with other industries nationally?

Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing ranks #292 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 54% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing?

304 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 302 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.