Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing · Minnesota
Archetype Signmakers, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN · ~65 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Archetype Signmakers, Inc. runs at 324% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Archetype Signmakers, Inc.: 10.7 TCR = 324% of Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Archetype Signmakers, Inc. safety composite
Archetype Signmakers, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
Archetype Signmakers, Inc.: 6.9 → 9.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 15.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.25× in 2019
Archetype Signmakers, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.5 from 6.9 in 2017 to 9.3 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 15.9 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339950 · Minneapolis, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.7 · 324% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #12/12
- PHOTO Manufacturing & Office
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Manufacturing & Office (0.1 TCR gap)
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Archetype Signmakers, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing & Office
10.8 TCR
- This site
Archetype Signmakers, Inc.
10.7 TCR
- United Signs &
United Signs & Signals, Inc.
10.6 TCR
- Mac Industries
Mac Industries, Inc.
10.5 TCR
- Salem Sports,
Salem Sports, Inc.
10.4 TCR
What this shows Archetype Signmakers, Inc. averages 10.7 TCR (324% of the Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Archetype Signmakers, Inc. TCR series: 2017=6.9 · 2018=15.9 · 2019=9.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Archetype Signmakers, Inc. falls in its industry
405 Signs and signboards (except p establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 12 Signs and signboards (except p employers in Minnesota.
Archetype Signmakers, Inc. has more employees than the Signs and signboards (except paper, pape median and a higher 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 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339950 · MN · Minneapolis
405 Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) 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 | Manufacturing & Office | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Signs & Signals, Inc. | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mac Industries, Inc. | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Salem Sports, Inc. | 10.4 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 | 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 | Oklahoma City Ok - Cb Truck Parking | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Francis Center at the Knolls/Mt. Alverno Center | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Independence Property Services | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richard Cohen Landscape & Construction, Inc. | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Whse Bsg 86126 Marinette Wi | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reduction Engineering Scheer | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Terminix Service, Inc. TSI Commercial 71- 52 | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reelfoot Manor Health & Rehab | 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.