Processed cheeses manufacturing · Minnesota

Bongards Creameries Central

Name: Bongards Creameries Central Workplace Safety Data
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Norwood, MN · ~218 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 7.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Bongards Creameries Central runs at 218% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Processed cheeses manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Bongards Creameries Central: 7.2 TCR = 218% of Processed cheeses manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Bongards Creameries Central safety composite

Bongards Creameries Central scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).

37/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 7.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 29% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.53 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−6.1

2019→2021

Bongards Creameries Central injury rate improved

Bongards Creameries Central's TCR fell 6.1 from 11.4 in 2019 to 5.3 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=11.4 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=5.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311513 · Norwood, MN ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 218% of ind

DART 3.5 DART
RANK #17/24
PHOTO Saputo Greenway
BOOK 3y book
INJ 42 inj
SIZE ~218 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Saputo Greenway (0.0 TCR gap)

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Saputo Greenwa

7.2
Marquez Brothe

7.2
Prairie Farms

7.2
Rumiano Cheese

7.2

What this shows Bongards Creameries Central averages 7.2 TCR (218% of the Processed cheeses manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Bongards Creameries Central TCR series: 2019=11.4 · 2020=5 · 2021=5.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Bongards Creameries Central falls in its industry

377 Processed cheeses manufacturin establishments

Safer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 24 Processed cheeses manufacturin employers in Minnesota.

Bongards Creameries Central (218 employees, TCR 7.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 130 employees and a TCR of 4.9

Bongards Creameries Central has more employees than the Processed cheeses manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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
2021	5.3	3.5	10	2
2020	5.0	3.6	11	0
2019	11.4	5.9	21	4

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311513 · MN · Norwood

377 Processed cheeses manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 7 employers in Norwood, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Saputo Greenway	REEDSBURG, WI	7.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Marquez Brothers International Inc.	HANFORD, CA	7.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Prairie Farms Dairy - Luana	LUANA, IA	7.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Rumiano Cheese Company	WILLOWS, CA	7.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Prodeo Academy	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS	218 FTE
STATE-SIZE	0360 - Eagan	EAGAN	218 FTE
STATE-SIZE	96920014-1 TRANSIT TEAM, INC.-TRANSIT TEAM - BURNSVILLE	BURNSVILLE	218 FTE
STATE-SIZE	8000 Coborn's Delivers	NEW HOPE	218 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Elementray	Norwood	79 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Middle/Secondary	Norwood	73 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Elementary	Norwood	70 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Secondary	Norwood	44 FTE
NAT-TCR	USA Production Parts, Inc	Gainesville, GA	7.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Peterson Auto Group - Nampa	Boise, ID	7.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	488567-Spr-Woodlands Metro Sta	Spring, TX	7.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Clinton Memorial Hospital	Wilmington, OH	7.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)	New York, NY	218 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Refresco North American Head Office	Tampa, FL	218 FTE
NAT-SIZE	The Commons At Orlando Lutheran Towers	Orlando, FL	218 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Henderson Transfer Station	Henderson, NV	218 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.