Discount Department Stores · Minnesota
1068 - Owatonna
Owatonna, MN · ~130 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1068 - Owatonna runs at 283% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade F.
1068 - Owatonna: 9.6 TCR = 283% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1068 - Owatonna safety composite
1068 - Owatonna scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−5.2
2019→2024
1068 - Owatonna injury rate improved
1068 - Owatonna's TCR fell 5.2 from 6.9 in 2019 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 18.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.9 · 2021=18.7 · 2022=14.1 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Owatonna, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.6 · 283% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #116/131
- PHOTO 0871 - Peoria
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~130 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 0871 - Peoria (0.0 TCR gap)
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1068 - Owatonna in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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1068 - Owatonna
9.6 TCR
- 0871 - Peoria
0871 - Peoria
9.6 TCR
- 0910 - Tanasbo
0910 - Tanasbourne
9.6 TCR
- 1352 - Chaska
1352 - Chaska
9.6 TCR
- 2328 - Carson
2328 - Carson
9.6 TCR
What this shows 1068 - Owatonna averages 9.6 TCR (283% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1068 - Owatonna TCR series: 2019=6.9 · 2021=18.7 · 2022=14.1 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 3.4
Where 1068 - Owatonna falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #116 safest of 131 Discount Department Stores employers in Minnesota.
1068 - Owatonna has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.7 | 15.6 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · MN · Owatonna
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 122 employers in Owatonna, MN · 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 | 0871 - Peoria | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0910 - Tanasbourne | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1352 - Chaska | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2328 - Carson | 9.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Faribault Grow Out | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Design Electric INC. | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARK Parent, LLC | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kerry Rochester | 130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Downtown & Remote | 1,694 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 27-321862189 | 1,465 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Viracon | 1,084 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Truth Hardware | 631 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0910 - Tanasbourne | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0871 - Peoria | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2328 - Carson | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NJ610 New Jersey WH | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0817 - Bradenton | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0771 - SW Military Drive | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0154 - Colorado Springs North | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0080 - Wichita Falls | 130 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.