Air purification equipment, stationary, manufacturing · Minnesota
Air Quality Engineering, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN · ~41 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Air Quality Engineering, Inc. runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Air purification equipment, stationary, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Air Quality Engineering, Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 167% of Air purification equipment, stationary, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Air Quality Engineering, Inc. safety composite
Air Quality Engineering, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
Air Quality Engineering, Inc.: 2.8 → 9.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.89× in 2024
Air Quality Engineering, Inc.'s TCR rose 6.9 from 2.8 in 2020 to 9.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333413 · Minneapolis, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 167% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Solberg Manufacturin…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Solberg Manufacturing Hilltop (0.0 TCR gap)
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Air Quality Engineering, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Horton- Oconee
Horton- Oconee County
5.6 TCR
- This site
Air Quality Engineering, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Solberg Manufa
Solberg Manufacturing Hilltop
5.5 TCR
- Elkton
Elkton
5.5 TCR
- Dampers, Louve
Dampers, Louvers CA
5.4 TCR
What this shows Air Quality Engineering, Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (167% of the Air purification equipment, stationary, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Air Quality Engineering, Inc. TCR series: 2020=2.8 · 2021=9.3 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=9.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Air Quality Engineering, Inc. falls in its industry
232 Air purification equipment, st establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Air purification equipment, st employers in Minnesota.
Air Quality Engineering, Inc. has fewer employees than the Air purification equipment, stationary, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333413 · MN · Minneapolis
232 Air purification equipment, stationary, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 1,321 employers in Minneapolis, 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 | Solberg Manufacturing Hilltop | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elkton | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dampers, Louvers CA | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Horton- Oconee County | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Minnesota Farming | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Feedmill TW Shop - SE | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hobbs Brigade Energy Services | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 22,522 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MN950 MN TELECOMMUTER | 12,021 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0501 - City Center | 8,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hennepin County Medical Center | 7,030 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Golden Valley Electric Association, Fairbanks | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2442 - Olive Branch West | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2139 - Westheimer | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1856 - Poughkeepsie | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Runnings of Sioux Falls | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Star Metals Mfg Co | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlas Copco North American Distribution Center | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amundson Roofing, Inc | 41 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.