Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · Minnesota
Associated Finishing Inc.
Mankato, MN · ~116 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Associated Finishing Inc. runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Associated Finishing Inc.: 5.1 TCR = 155% of Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Associated Finishing Inc. safety composite
Associated Finishing Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.2
2018→2024
Associated Finishing Inc. injury rate improved
Associated Finishing Inc.'s TCR fell 2.2 from 7.2 in 2018 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.2 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Mankato, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 155% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/9
- PHOTO Rust-Oleum
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~116 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rust-Oleum (0.0 TCR gap)
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Associated Finishing Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Maclan Corpora
Maclan Corporation
5.3 TCR
- This site
Associated Finishing Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Rust-Oleum
Rust-Oleum
5.1 TCR
- True Value Man
True Value Manufacturing
5.1 TCR
- Torginol, Inc
Torginol, Inc
5 TCR
What this shows Associated Finishing Inc. averages 5.1 TCR (155% of the Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Associated Finishing Inc. TCR series: 2018=7.2 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Associated Finishing Inc. falls in its industry
530 Industrial product finishes an establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 9 Industrial product finishes an employers in Minnesota.
Associated Finishing Inc. has more employees than the Industrial product finishes and coatings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · MN · Mankato
530 Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 214 employers in Mankato, 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 | Rust-Oleum | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | True Value Manufacturing | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maclan Corporation | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Torginol, Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bradbury Stamm Construction, Inc | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Curb Masters, Inc. | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berd Electric | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Design Electric, Inc. | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 2,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato | 2,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MRCI - Premier Drive | 1,641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mankato Area Public Schools | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3022 LKQ Keystone Linthicum | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JFFFI-Merced | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Residence Inn University Circle/Medical Center | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | C470 Hickory | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Madison Beach Hotel | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quality Naturally Foods, Inc. | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scott and Reid General Contractors | 116 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.