Animal slaughtering and processing (NAICS 31161): average TRIR and DART

These are the 2024 private-industry incidence rates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, per 100 full-time-equivalent workers. Prequalification forms often ask whether your TRIR and DART are at or below these numbers.

Total recordable case rate (TRIR benchmark)

3.2

DART rate

2.2

Days-away-from-work rate

0.7

Job transfer / restriction rate

1.4

Other recordable cases: 1.1. "Not published" means the data does not meet BLS publication guidelines.

Compare my 3-year TRIR, DART and EMR with NAICS 31161

What this means for your prequal form

Worked example: a company in this industry with 100,000 hours worked in a year (about 50 full-time employees) would match the industry average at 1.6 recordable cases. With 400,000 hours (about 200 employees) the figure is 6.4.

TRIR = recordable cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. DART = (days-away cases + restricted/transfer cases) × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. Use your OSHA 300A totals for each calendar year.

Parent industry: Animal slaughtering and processing (NAICS 3116), TRC 3.2, DART 2.2.

Detailed industries under NAICS 31161

NAICS	Industry	TRC	DART
311611	Animal (except poultry) slaughtering	4.0	2.8
311612	Meat processed from carcasses	3.7	2.7
311613	Rendering and meat byproduct processing	3.8	2.5
311615	Poultry processing	2.4	1.4

Source: BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Table 1 (2024). NAICS 2017 codes as published by BLS.