Surgical supplies (except medical instruments) manufacturing · Minnesota
Birchwood Laboratories LLC
Eden Prairie, MN · ~65 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birchwood Laboratories LLC runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Surgical supplies (except medical instruments) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Birchwood Laboratories LLC: 4.2 TCR = 127% of Surgical supplies (except medical instruments) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birchwood Laboratories LLC safety composite
Birchwood Laboratories LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
Birchwood Laboratories LLC: 3.1 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 8.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
Birchwood Laboratories LLC's TCR rose 1.8 from 3.1 in 2017 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339113 · Eden Prairie, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 127% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #18/21
- PHOTO Kent Sporting Goods
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kent Sporting Goods (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birchwood Laboratories LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Birchwood Laboratories LLC
4.2 TCR
- Kent Sporting
Kent Sporting Goods
4.2 TCR
- GCX Corporatio
GCX Corporation
4.2 TCR
- college park i
college park industries warren
4.2 TCR
- DePuy Synthes
DePuy Synthes Monument 1051 Synthes
4.2 TCR
What this shows Birchwood Laboratories LLC averages 4.2 TCR (127% of the Surgical supplies (except medical instruments) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Birchwood Laboratories LLC TCR series: 2017=3.1 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=7 · 2022=0 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Birchwood Laboratories LLC falls in its industry
555 Surgical supplies (except medi establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 21 Surgical supplies (except medi employers in Minnesota.
Birchwood Laboratories LLC has fewer employees than the Surgical supplies (except medical instru median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.1. 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 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339113 · MN · Eden Prairie
555 Surgical supplies (except medical instruments) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 242 employers in Eden Prairie, 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 | Kent Sporting Goods | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GCX Corporation | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | college park industries warren | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DePuy Synthes Monument 1051 Synthes | 4.2 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 | 2573-MN101 | 1,940 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2573-MN051 | 1,643 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Minnesota | 1,632 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fortra, LLC | 1,367 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Monmouth Rubber Corp. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kingman | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Weatherford | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shop Rite of Somerset | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Magnolia of Millbrae Inc. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Farms of GA | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Process Fibre Company, Inc. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hammond 085 | 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.