Retaining walls, anchored (e.g., with piles, soil nails, tieback anchors), construction · Minnesota
Carl Bolander & Sons Co.
St. Paul, MN · ~222 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carl Bolander & Sons Co. runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Retaining walls, anchored (e.g., with piles, soil nails, tieback anchors), construction workplace, earning a grade A.
Carl Bolander & Sons Co.: 1.4 TCR = 49% of Retaining walls, anchored (e.g., with piles, soil nails, tieback anchors), construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carl Bolander & Sons Co. safety composite
Carl Bolander & Sons Co. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−0.4
2017→2024
Carl Bolander & Sons Co. injury rate improved
Carl Bolander & Sons Co.'s TCR fell 0.4 from 2.0 in 2017 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.0 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=1.0 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237990 · St. Paul, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 49% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #7/14
- PHOTO GeoConstructors, Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~222 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GeoConstructors, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Carl Bolander & Sons Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Carl Bolander & Sons Co.
1.4 TCR
- GeoConstructor
GeoConstructors, Inc.
1.4 TCR
- Cianbro Roll U
Cianbro Roll Up Short Term or Small Projects
1.4 TCR
- Underground Sy
Underground Systems
1.4 TCR
- Western Marine
Western Marine Construction Inc
1.3 TCR
What this shows Carl Bolander & Sons Co. averages 1.4 TCR (49% of the Retaining walls, anchored (e.g., with piles, soil nails, tieback anchors), construction BLS benchmark).
Carl Bolander & Sons Co. TCR series: 2017=2 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=1 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Carl Bolander & Sons Co. falls in its industry
932 Retaining walls, anchored (e.g establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 14 Retaining walls, anchored (e.g employers in Minnesota.
Carl Bolander & Sons Co. has more employees than the Retaining walls, anchored (e.g., with pi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237990 · MN · St. Paul
932 Retaining walls, anchored (e.g., with piles, soil nails, tieback anchors), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 370 employers in St. Paul, 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 | GeoConstructors, Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cianbro Roll Up Short Term or Small Projects | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Underground Systems | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western Marine Construction Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Office | 222 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Protolabs - Brooklyn Park | 222 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0260 - St Louis Park | 222 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6284-YR-347 YT | 222 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YCID | 5,214 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boston Scientific CRM | 5,100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Hospital | 3,384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IT Campus | 2,409 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Cleveland Facility | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Toshiba Business Solutions - Lee's Summit | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Delco Sales | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shedigs It, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Merryman Farr, LLC | 222 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IKEA #537 Jacksonville | 222 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HQ | 222 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dole Fresh Vegetables | 222 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.