Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line · Minnesota

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport

Name: Carrs Tree Service - Freeport Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Freeport, MN · ~45 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 7.3
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line workplace, earning a grade D.

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport: 7.3 TCR = 161% of Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport safety composite

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).

43/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 7.25 per 100 workers

Safer than 30% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.23 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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

−1.2

2022→2023

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport injury rate improved

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport's TCR fell 1.2 from 7.8 in 2022 to 6.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=7.8 · 2023=6.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 561730 · Freeport, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 161% of ind

DART 2.2 DART
RANK #40/64
PHOTO Heritage Landscape B…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 6 inj
SIZE ~45 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Heritage Landscape Brinklow (0.0 TCR gap)

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7.3
Heritage Lands

7.3
3032_5863

7.3
Jensen Gardens

7.3
KB LAWN & LAND

7.3

What this shows Carrs Tree Service - Freeport averages 7.3 TCR (161% of the Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line BLS benchmark).

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport TCR series: 2022=7.8 · 2023=6.7 · BLS 4.5

Where Carrs Tree Service - Freeport falls in its industry

2,875 Tree and brush trimming, overh establishments

Safer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 64 Tree and brush trimming, overh employers in Minnesota.

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport (45 employees, TCR 7.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.7

Carrs Tree Service - Freeport has fewer employees than the Tree and brush trimming, overhead utilit 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
2023	6.7	2.2	3	0	0
2022	7.8	0.0	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

561730 · MN · Freeport

2,875 Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Heritage Landscape Brinklow	BRINKLOW, MD	7.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	3032_5863	SHARPSBURG, GA	7.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Jensen Gardens	SPRINGFIELD, NE	7.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	KB LAWN & LANDSCAPING INC	WILDWOOD, FL	7.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	District 45	HANCOCK	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Allstar Construction Commercial Op Co, LLC	MAPLE PLAIN	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Doran Construction Company, LLC	BLOOMINGTON	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hasslen Construction Company, Inc.	ORTONVILLE	45 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Famo Feeds, Inc.	Freeport	37 FTE
NAT-TCR	Dun-Rite Home Improvements Inc	Englewood, CO	7.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mugu Ranch Partnership	Oxnard, CA	7.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Les Schwab Tire Center-Chehalis	Chehalis, WA	7.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mid-State Beverage Co	Williamsport, PA	7.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	St. Joseph Platsics 5th Ave	St. Joseph, MO	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	D.A. Wood construction Inc.	Oakdale, CA	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Tennesee - Royal Chemical	Chattanooga, TN	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Cottage Builders Inc, dba as CBI Construction Services	Birmingham, AL	45 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, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.