Lager brewing · Minnesota
August Schell Brewing Co
New Ulm, MN · ~89 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
August Schell Brewing Co runs at 285% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Lager brewing workplace, earning a grade F.
August Schell Brewing Co: 9.4 TCR = 285% of Lager brewing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
August Schell Brewing Co safety composite
August Schell Brewing Co scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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 9.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
August Schell Brewing Co: 4.2 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 71.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.34× in 2024
August Schell Brewing Co's TCR rose 2.1 from 4.2 in 2017 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 71.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312120 · New Ulm, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 285% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #8/11
- PHOTO New Holland Brewing …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~89 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New Holland Brewing Production Campus (0.1 TCR gap)
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August Schell Brewing Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tin Whiskers B
Tin Whiskers Brewing
9.6 TCR
- New Holland Br
New Holland Brewing Production Campus
9.5 TCR
- This site
August Schell Brewing Co
9.4 TCR
- Magic Hat Brew
Magic Hat Brewing Co.
9.2 TCR
- Founders Brewi
Founders Brewing Co. - Barrel House
9.1 TCR
What this shows August Schell Brewing Co averages 9.4 TCR (285% of the Lager brewing BLS benchmark).
August Schell Brewing Co TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2018=10.6 · 2019=10.2 · 2020=17 · 2021=13.6 · 2022=71.8 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where August Schell Brewing Co falls in its industry
313 Lager brewing establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 11 Lager brewing employers in Minnesota.
August Schell Brewing Co has more employees than the Lager brewing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 71.8 | 23.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.0 | 1.6 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
312120 · MN · New Ulm
313 Lager brewing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 79 employers in New Ulm, 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 | New Holland Brewing Production Campus | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tin Whiskers Brewing | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Magic Hat Brewing Co. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Founders Brewing Co. - Barrel House | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ti-Zack Concrete, LLC | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Minneapolis Glass Company - HQ | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allweather Roof | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Minneapolis | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J&R Schugel Trucking, Inc. | 926 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Ulm | 722 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Ulm Medical Center | 640 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Martin Luther College | 441 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland/Twinsburg | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZZ Crowley Powder Coat | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dundee Products | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Human Services Programs of Carroll County, Inc. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oklahoma Food and Beverage | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pine Crest Guest Home | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 55838 Johnson County | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marc Glassman Inc 67BH | 89 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.