Advertising specialty (e.g., keychain, magnet, pen) distribution services · Minnesota
Advance Corporation
Cottage Grove, MN · ~59 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Advance Corporation runs at 738% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Advertising specialty (e.g., keychain, magnet, pen) distribution services workplace, earning a grade F.
Advance Corporation: 3.7 TCR = 738% of Advertising specialty (e.g., keychain, magnet, pen) distribution services BLS 0.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Advance Corporation safety composite
Advance Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Advance Corporation: 1.5 → 9.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 9.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.3× in 2023
Advance Corporation's TCR rose 8.1 from 1.5 in 2019 to 9.6 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541890 · Cottage Grove, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.7 · 738% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Retail Merchandising…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Retail Merchandising Services (0.3 TCR gap)
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Advance Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Advance Corporation
3.7 TCR
- Retail Merchan
Retail Merchandising Services
3.4 TCR
- Majestic Marke
Majestic Marketing
3.1 TCR
- Ball Pro Inc.
Ball Pro Inc.
2.6 TCR
- 4imprint DC
4imprint DC
2.6 TCR
What this shows Advance Corporation averages 3.7 TCR (738% of the Advertising specialty (e.g., keychain, magnet, pen) distribution services BLS benchmark).
Advance Corporation TCR series: 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.8 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=9.6 · BLS 0.5
Where Advance Corporation falls in its industry
16 Advertising specialty (e.g., k establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Advertising specialty (e.g., k employers in Minnesota.
Advance Corporation has fewer employees than the Advertising specialty (e.g., keychain, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541890 · MN · Cottage Grove
16 Advertising specialty (e.g., keychain, magnet, pen) distribution services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 33 employers in Cottage Grove, 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 | Retail Merchandising Services | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Majestic Marketing | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ball Pro Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4imprint DC | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JDR Technologies, LLC | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 7580 Commerce Lane NE, Fridley, MN 55432 | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advantage Seamless, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sauk Rapids, MN (All State) | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Renewal by Andersen | 1,281 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cottage Grove Site | 719 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Up North Plastics | 433 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Cottage Grove | 366 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0595 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0662 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #2943 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #1794 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Warehouse/Truckers | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Show Me Your Mumu LLC | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Joe's Garage Coffee, LLC | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B03 Medcrest -Lithia Springs | 59 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.