Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction · Minnesota
Blake Drilling Company, Inc.
Blaine, MN · ~30 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blake Drilling Company, Inc. runs at 200% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Blake Drilling Company, Inc.: 5.6 TCR = 200% of Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blake Drilling Company, Inc. safety composite
Blake Drilling Company, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Blake Drilling Company, Inc.: 3.0 → 6.9 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.24× in 2023
Blake Drilling Company, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.9 from 3.0 in 2017 to 6.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Blaine, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 200% of ind
- DART 6.9 DART
- RANK #20/32
- PHOTO S.M. Hentges & Sons …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S.M. Hentges & Sons Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blake Drilling Company, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blake Drilling Company, Inc.
5.6 TCR
- S.M. Hentges &
S.M. Hentges & Sons Inc
5.6 TCR
- PW Utilities -
PW Utilities - Water Facility Operations- Central/North/South
5.6 TCR
- Pipeline Utili
Pipeline Utilities Inc.
5.6 TCR
- Universal Land
Universal Land Construction Company
5.6 TCR
What this shows Blake Drilling Company, Inc. averages 5.6 TCR (200% of the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS benchmark).
Blake Drilling Company, Inc. TCR series: 2017=3 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=6.2 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=6.9 · BLS 2.8
Where Blake Drilling Company, Inc. falls in its industry
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 32 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat employers in Minnesota.
Blake Drilling Company, Inc. has fewer employees than the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), const median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · MN · Blaine
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 163 employers in Blaine, 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 | S.M. Hentges & Sons Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PW Utilities - Water Facility Operations- Central/North/South | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pipeline Utilities Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Universal Land Construction Company | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Nursery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Plains Dairy | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Dairy, Westland Dairy | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pipestone Grow Finish | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Estee Lauder - Blaine | 669 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Infinite Campus, Inc. | 471 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1832 - Blaine | 400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3498 | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Village Plaza Sparkle | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3804-Aloft/Element Austin Dt | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spring Senior Assisted Living | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Protecto Wrap Cherokee Warehouse | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Straight Arrow Products, Inc. - Highland | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FL, RI Jacksonville Mayo | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Indiana Manufacturing | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cleveland Vibrator Company | 30 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.