Machine shops · Minnesota

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC

Name: Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Waconia, MN · ~37 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.3
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade A.

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC: 1.3 TCR = 38% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC safety composite

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.25 per 100 workers

Safer than 87% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC: 0.0 → 2.5 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2019

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC's TCR rose 2.5 from 0.0 in 2018 to 2.5 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Waconia, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 38% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #8/92
PHOTO Grove City location
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Grove City location (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC averages 1.3 TCR (38% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=2.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 92 Machine shops employers in Minnesota.

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC (37 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Applied Vacuum Technology, LLC has fewer employees than the Machine shops median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2019	2.5	0.0	1	0	0
2018	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · MN · Waconia

1,821 Machine shops 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Grove City location	GROVE CITY, OH	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	One Source Manufacturing	LEANDER, TX	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Piper Plastics, Chandler	CHANDLER, AZ	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Secondary Development and Research, Inc.	RIDGWAY, PA	1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Betaseed Inc - Shakopee	SHAKOPEE	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Pals	WILLMAR	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Supply Support	FERGUS FALLS	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Grand Rapids Public Utilities Commission	GRAND RAPIDS	37 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ridgeview Waconia	Waconia	2,057 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ridgeview Medical Center	Waconia	1,793 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Cabinetworks Group	Waconia	441 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Educational Services Center	Waconia	415 FTE
NAT-TCR	Casino and Hotel	Vicksburg, MS	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	0000000022 Quick Chek Food Stores	Trenton, NJ	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Markey's Rental & Staging	Indianapolis, IN	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Midway Windows and Doors Inc.	Bedford Park, IL	1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	827 Glenside Ave	Wyncote, PA	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Advanced Disposal - Mobile Hauling	Theodore, AL	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Kimberlina Shop	Bakersfield, CA	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Brookdale La Crosse	La Crosse, WI	37 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.