Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) · Minnesota
Afton
Afton, MN · ~65 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Afton runs at 234% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) workplace, earning a grade F.
Afton: 10.6 TCR = 234% of Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Afton safety composite
Afton scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−2.6
2017→2024
Afton injury rate improved
Afton's TCR fell 2.6 from 14.0 in 2017 to 11.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 19.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=14.0 · 2018=19.2 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=11.3 · 2022=9.8 · 2023=9.9 · 2024=11.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Afton, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.6 · 234% of ind
- DART 8.2 DART
- RANK #52/64
- PHOTO Picture Perfect Cons…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Picture Perfect Construction (0.0 TCR gap)
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Afton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Afton
10.6 TCR
- RECREATION AND
RECREATION AND PARKS, SEPULVEDA BASIN
10.6 TCR
- Picture Perfec
Picture Perfect Construction
10.5 TCR
- Superior Lawns
Superior Lawns Inc.-Plainfield Branch
10.5 TCR
- Grounds (Fort
Grounds (Fort Riley)
10.5 TCR
What this shows Afton averages 10.6 TCR (234% of the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS benchmark).
Afton TCR series: 2017=14 · 2018=19.2 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=11.3 · 2022=9.8 · 2023=9.9 · 2024=11.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Afton falls in its industry
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #52 safest of 64 Tree services (e.g., bracing, employers in Minnesota.
Afton has more employees than the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.2 | 11.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · MN · Afton
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 5 employers in Afton, 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 | Picture Perfect Construction | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RECREATION AND PARKS, SEPULVEDA BASIN | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Lawns Inc.-Plainfield Branch | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grounds (Fort Riley) | 10.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Prairie | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hibbing Public Utilities | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Virginia Public Utilities | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Utility Services Inc-MN-Lakeville | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chandler Exhibits, Inc | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chandler Exhibits, Inc. AFTON | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Afton Terminal | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pioneer Tank Lines Inc | 33 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Midnight Munchies, Inc. | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carothers & Son, Ltd - Industrial Air Systems | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seaboard Foods Lp Iowa Maint | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | White Oak Mills | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | West Hazleton | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Acworth TPL | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KNF Flexpak Corporation | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Acworth QCC | 65 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.