Rendering plants · Minnesota
Blue Earth MN
Blue Earth, MN · ~102 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue Earth MN runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Rendering plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Blue Earth MN: 4.4 TCR = 135% of Rendering plants BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue Earth MN safety composite
Blue Earth MN scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.7
2018→2021
Blue Earth MN injury rate improved
Blue Earth MN's TCR fell 7.7 from 7.7 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.7 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.7 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=7.0 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311613 · Blue Earth, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 135% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/8
- PHOTO Keystone Protein
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Keystone Protein (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blue Earth MN in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Keystone Prote
Keystone Protein
4.5 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients Los Angeles
4.5 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients
4.5 TCR
- This site
Blue Earth MN
4.4 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients Sonac Blood
4.4 TCR
What this shows Blue Earth MN averages 4.4 TCR (135% of the Rendering plants BLS benchmark).
Blue Earth MN TCR series: 2018=7.7 · 2019=3 · 2020=7 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Blue Earth MN falls in its industry
151 Rendering plants establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 8 Rendering plants employers in Minnesota.
Blue Earth MN has more employees than the Rendering plants median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311613 · MN · Blue Earth
151 Rendering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 15 employers in Blue Earth, 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 | Keystone Protein | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients Sonac Blood | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients Los Angeles | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Highmark Companies | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Minger Construction Co., Inc. | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US121: Minneapolis 337 - SG | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rich Products Motley | 102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Hospital District | 259 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Lukes Main | 175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kerry Blue Earth | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2892_5597 | 144 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | .A2.B | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C. Tucker Cope & Associates | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store #619 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Catlin Gabel School | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Coherent, Inc. - Salem, NH | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Golden Containerboard Packaging | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The New Life School | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zschimmer & Schwarz - Milledgeville | 102 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.