Discount Department Stores · Minnesota
2449 - Waconia
Waconia, MN · ~290 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
2449 - Waconia runs at 277% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade F.
2449 - Waconia: 9.4 TCR = 277% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
2449 - Waconia safety composite
2449 - Waconia scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−5.6
2019→2024
2449 - Waconia injury rate improved
2449 - Waconia's TCR fell 5.6 from 7.1 in 2019 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 17.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.1 · 2021=14.9 · 2022=17.7 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Waconia, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 277% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #113/131
- PHOTO DDs DISCOUNTS Store …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~290 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DDs DISCOUNTS Store 5218 (0.0 TCR gap)
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2449 - Waconia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
2449 - Waconia
9.4 TCR
- DDs DISCOUNTS
DDs DISCOUNTS Store 5218
9.4 TCR
- 1011 - Eastern
1011 - Eastern Hills
9.4 TCR
- 0694 - Woodbur
0694 - Woodbury Valley Creek Plaza
9.4 TCR
- Carthage Dirt
Carthage Dirt Cheap
9.4 TCR
What this shows 2449 - Waconia averages 9.4 TCR (277% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
2449 - Waconia TCR series: 2019=7.1 · 2021=14.9 · 2022=17.7 · 2023=6 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 3.4
Where 2449 - Waconia falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 10% 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 #113 safest of 131 Discount Department Stores employers in Minnesota.
2449 - Waconia 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · MN · Waconia
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 44 employers in Waconia, 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 | DDs DISCOUNTS Store 5218 | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1011 - Eastern Hills | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0694 - Woodbury Valley Creek Plaza | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carthage Dirt Cheap | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ergotron, Inc | 290 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Teleflex Vascular Solutions 6464 | 290 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St Cloud Business Center | 290 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 5437 | 291 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ridgeview Waconia | 2,057 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ridgeview Medical Center | 1,793 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cabinetworks Group | 441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Educational Services Center | 415 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | San Marino Retirement Community | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NY | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Construction | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 818-Eastside | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1266 - Woburn | 290 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2729 - Wilmington | 290 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1431 - Falls Church | 290 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Center for Rehab Medicine - EHC | 290 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.