Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing · Minnesota
Albert Lea Plant
Albert Lea, MN · ~26 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Albert Lea Plant runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Albert Lea Plant: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Albert Lea Plant safety composite
Albert Lea Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Albert Lea Plant: 5.1 → 15.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.2 TCR · DART/TCR 3.58× in 2024
Albert Lea Plant's TCR rose 10.1 from 5.1 in 2019 to 15.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 3.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Albert Lea, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 15.2 DART
- RANK #7/11
- PHOTO Armacell
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Armacell (0.0 TCR gap)
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Albert Lea Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Armacell
Armacell
4.3 TCR
- Accella Polyur
Accella Polyurethane Systems Cartersville Plant
4.3 TCR
- Progressive Ma
Progressive Materials, LLC
4.3 TCR
- This site
Albert Lea Plant
4.2 TCR
- FXI, Inc. - Co
FXI, Inc. - Corry
4.2 TCR
What this shows Albert Lea Plant averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Albert Lea Plant TCR series: 2019=5.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=15.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Albert Lea Plant falls in its industry
474 Cushions, carpet and rug, uret establishmentsSafer than 33% 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 #7 safest of 11 Cushions, carpet and rug, uret employers in Minnesota.
Albert Lea Plant has fewer employees than the Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and o 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 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · MN · Albert Lea
474 Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 93 employers in Albert Lea, 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 | Armacell | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Accella Polyurethane Systems Cartersville Plant | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FXI, Inc. - Corry | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Progressive Materials, LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Becker | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silverstreak Dairy LLC, Silverstreak Dairy | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schwartz Farms Huiras MN | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Golden Egg | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea | 825 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lou-Rich Front Street | 277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1020 | 262 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1020 | 261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | S03030 - Chillicothe Hauling | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S03024 - Cleveland Hauling | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branch 381 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rapid City SD Yard | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Arch Crown, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S09014 - McCourtney Road Transfer Station | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arborwood Lodge | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reserve Alloys - Twinsburg | 26 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.