Home Centers · Minnesota
Buffalo Mn - 3203
Buffalo, MN · ~204 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buffalo Mn - 3203 runs at 267% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Home Centers workplace, earning a grade F.
Buffalo Mn - 3203: 9.1 TCR = 267% of Home Centers BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buffalo Mn - 3203 safety composite
Buffalo Mn - 3203 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2018→2024
Buffalo Mn - 3203 injury rate improved
Buffalo Mn - 3203's TCR fell 0.5 from 9.9 in 2018 to 9.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.9 · 2019=9.2 · 2020=8.8 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=9.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444110 · Buffalo, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.1 · 267% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #88/109
- PHOTO 2265 LOWE S OF AUGUS…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 89 inj
- SIZE ~204 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2265 LOWE S OF AUGUSTA ME (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buffalo Mn - 3203 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Buffalo Mn - 3203
9.1 TCR
- 2265 LOWE S OF
2265 LOWE S OF AUGUSTA ME
9.1 TCR
- 1905 LOWE S OF
1905 LOWE S OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO
9.1 TCR
- 2663 LOWE S OF
2663 LOWE S OF SIERRA VISTA AZ
9.1 TCR
- Gilchrist Buil
Gilchrist Building Supply, Inc.
9.1 TCR
What this shows Buffalo Mn - 3203 averages 9.1 TCR (267% of the Home Centers BLS benchmark).
Buffalo Mn - 3203 TCR series: 2018=9.9 · 2019=9.2 · 2020=8.8 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=9.5 · BLS 3.4
Where Buffalo Mn - 3203 falls in its industry
6,309 Home Centers establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #88 safest of 109 Home Centers employers in Minnesota.
Buffalo Mn - 3203 has more employees than the Home Centers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444110 · MN · Buffalo
6,309 Home Centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 74 employers in Buffalo, 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 | 2265 LOWE S OF AUGUSTA ME | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1905 LOWE S OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2663 LOWE S OF SIERRA VISTA AZ | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gilchrist Building Supply, Inc. | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mankato MN (Plant) | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UMC, Inc. | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | E A Sween Company-Direct Store Delivery | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Faribault - Main Store | 204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health One Buffalo (Buffalo Hospital) | 532 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health One Buffalo | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1577 | 404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1577 | 320 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Inland Empire | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Colonial Slitting Industries LLC | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hugo's Central Bakery | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hazard ARH Professional Office Building | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Indianapolis East in - 3337 | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Long Grove Il - 3254 | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Menasha Packaging Company-Richmond Industries Rd. | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Juneau Construction Company | 204 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.