Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Minnesota

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center

Plymouth, MN · ~153 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.2
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade A.

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center: 0.2 TCR = 36% 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 - Minneapolis R&D Center safety composite

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

71/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 0.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 85% 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.5

2019→2023

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center injury rate improved

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center's TCR fell 0.5 from 0.5 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 0.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=0.5 · 2020=0.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541712 · Plymouth, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 36% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #2/10
  • PHOTO Mondelez Global - Ea…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~153 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Mondelez Global - East Hanover Tech Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center averages 0.2 TCR (36% of the Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center TCR series: 2019=0.5 · 2020=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 0.5

Where Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center falls in its industry

319 Physical science research and establishments

Safer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 10 Physical science research and employers in Minnesota.

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center (153 employees, TCR 0.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center
Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center (153 employees, TCR 0.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Cargill Research and Development - Minneapolis R&D Center has fewer employees than the Physical science research and developmen median and a lower 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.5 0.5 1 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 Mondelez Global - East Hanover Tech Center 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Waymo 555 Market st 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Chemours Company, FC LLC - Chemours Discovery Hub 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR L3Harris Aeromet 0.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Dakota Growers 153 FTE
STATE-SIZE McC 153 FTE
STATE-SIZE Modern Manufacturing and Engineering, Inc. 153 FTE
STATE-SIZE Stratasys (Edenvale) 153 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 Arinc Incorporated (Bohemia NY) 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR PLANTXHS 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR DLLSTX18 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Philips Healthcare Informatics 0.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Lubbock Country Club 153 FTE
NAT-SIZE Parco, LLC 153 FTE
NAT-SIZE Unit #2399 153 FTE
NAT-SIZE Retail East CSC 153 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: 2023, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.