Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Minnesota
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center
Plymouth, MN · ~34 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center runs at 216% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade F.
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center: 1.1 TCR = 216% of Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center safety composite
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center: 0.0 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center's TCR rose 3.2 from 0.0 in 2019 to 3.2 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Plymouth, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 1.1 · 216% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/10
- PHOTO Applied Research Lab…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Applied Research Laboratory (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center
1.1 TCR
- Applied Resear
Applied Research Laboratory
1.1 TCR
- Niron Magnetic
Niron Magnetics, Inc.
1.1 TCR
- ExxonMobil Ups
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Houston
1.1 TCR
- Hudson Campus
Hudson Campus
1.1 TCR
What this shows Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center averages 1.1 TCR (216% of the Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2023=3.2 · BLS 0.5
Where Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center falls in its industry
319 Physical science research and establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 10 Physical science research and employers in Minnesota.
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center has fewer employees than the Physical science research and developmen median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · MN · Plymouth
319 Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 321 employers in Plymouth, 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 | Applied Research Laboratory | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Niron Magnetics, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Houston | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hudson Campus | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KBQ, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Daybreak Foods, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forsman Farms SH | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Klaphake Feed Mill Inc. | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lawrence Service LLC | 3,881 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EP SH Plymouth MN | 2,084 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EP / SH Plymouth MN | 1,982 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CN Plymouth | 1,565 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Gordon College | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Madison Smith | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mettler CA | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LSLEILAA | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ft Myers | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hofmann Sinking Spring Plant | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McCoys Building Supply-Galveston | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kennesaw | 34 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.