Automobile dealers, new only or new and used · Minnesota
Buerkle Imports Company Inc
White Bear Lake, MN · ~61 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buerkle Imports Company Inc runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Automobile dealers, new only or new and used workplace, earning a grade D.
Buerkle Imports Company Inc: 6.5 TCR = 192% of Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buerkle Imports Company Inc safety composite
Buerkle Imports Company Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Buerkle Imports Company Inc: 0.0 → 12.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 12.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.31× in 2024
Buerkle Imports Company Inc's TCR rose 12.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 12.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 441110 · White Bear Lake, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 192% of ind
- DART 8.6 DART
- RANK #199/240
- PHOTO Hansord Pontiac Comp…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hansord Pontiac Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buerkle Imports Company Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buerkle Imports Company Inc
6.5 TCR
- Hansord Pontia
Hansord Pontiac Company
6.5 TCR
- Horne Hyundai
Horne Hyundai
6.5 TCR
- C Harper - GMC
C Harper - GMC Connellsville
6.5 TCR
- Tom Dinsdale A
Tom Dinsdale Automotive Inc
6.5 TCR
What this shows Buerkle Imports Company Inc averages 6.5 TCR (192% of the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS benchmark).
Buerkle Imports Company Inc TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=6.2 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=10.5 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=12 · BLS 3.4
Where Buerkle Imports Company Inc falls in its industry
2,847 Automobile dealers, new only o establishmentsSafer than 13% 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 #199 safest of 240 Automobile dealers, new only o employers in Minnesota.
Buerkle Imports Company Inc has fewer employees than the Automobile dealers, new only or new and 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 | 12.0 | 8.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
441110 · MN · White Bear Lake
2,847 Automobile dealers, new only or new and used employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 88 employers in White Bear Lake, 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 | Hansord Pontiac Company | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Horne Hyundai | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C Harper - GMC Connellsville | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tom Dinsdale Automotive Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gittleman Construction and Maintenance | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R and G Construction Co. | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BLK ELECTRIC | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cresco Food Technologies | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | White Bear Lake Area Schools | 1,280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carlson Building Maintenance, Inc. | 693 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carlson Building Maintenance Corporate Office | 667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Century College | 557 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bridgeview Center | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DCHM Comfort Suites Hartville | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tecan SP Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DI Fleet Services | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Residence at Orchard Grove | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HEXPOL Barberton | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SP Richards Co. | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Steve's Electric, LLC | 61 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.