Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe · Minnesota
BendTec,LLC
Duluth, MN · ~109 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
BendTec,LLC runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe workplace, earning a grade D.
BendTec,LLC: 4.4 TCR = 133% of Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
BendTec,LLC safety composite
BendTec,LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−5.9
2017→2024
BendTec,LLC injury rate improved
BendTec,LLC's TCR fell 5.9 from 8.7 in 2017 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.7 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=4.3 · 2022=2.4 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332996 · Duluth, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 133% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Tenaris Oklahoma Ser…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tenaris Oklahoma Service Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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BendTec,LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
BendTec,LLC
4.4 TCR
- Tenaris Oklaho
Tenaris Oklahoma Service Center
4.4 TCR
- Hydro Tube Ent
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc.
4.4 TCR
- Pinnacle Machi
Pinnacle Machine - 10521 Sheldon
4.4 TCR
- Vanderbilt Nor
Vanderbilt North
4.3 TCR
What this shows BendTec,LLC averages 4.4 TCR (133% of the Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe BLS benchmark).
BendTec,LLC TCR series: 2017=8.7 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=4.3 · 2022=2.4 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where BendTec,LLC falls in its industry
337 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bendin establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bendin employers in Minnesota.
BendTec,LLC has more employees than the Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332996 · MN · Duluth
337 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 340 employers in Duluth, 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 | Tenaris Oklahoma Service Center | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pinnacle Machine - 10521 Sheldon | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vanderbilt North | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rochester Sand & Gravel | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mathiowetz Construction Company | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dick Family, Inc. dba C & L Distributing Sauk Rapids | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RL Brookdale Motors, Inc dba Luther Brookdale Honda | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Mary's Medical Center | 3,230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth | 3,052 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Building D-Miller Dwan Medical Center | 1,880 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Minnesota Duluth | 1,701 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Arronco Comfort Air Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Bend Ethanol, LLC | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Old Town Trolley Tours of San Diego Inc | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palestine | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Terrace View Gardens | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Heather Hill Healthcare Center | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Gabriel Rehabilitation and Care Center | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sandy Health and rehab | 109 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.