Aerial dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft) · Minnesota
Central Counties Cooperative
Litchfield, MN · ~88 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Central Counties Cooperative runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aerial dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft) workplace, earning a grade D.
Central Counties Cooperative: 7.3 TCR = 163% of Aerial dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft) BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Central Counties Cooperative safety composite
Central Counties Cooperative scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Central Counties Cooperative: 5.3 → 10.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.6× in 2024
Central Counties Cooperative's TCR rose 5.6 from 5.3 in 2020 to 10.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115112 · Litchfield, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 163% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #6/9
- PHOTO Sun Pacific Farming …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~88 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Maricopa (0.0 TCR gap)
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Central Counties Cooperative in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- C & J Waste Ha
C & J Waste Handling, LLC
7.4 TCR
- SAS Royal City
SAS Royal City
7.4 TCR
- This site
Central Counties Cooperative
7.3 TCR
- Sun Pacific Fa
Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Maricopa
7.3 TCR
- Columbia Basin
Columbia Basin Farming
7.2 TCR
What this shows Central Counties Cooperative averages 7.3 TCR (163% of the Aerial dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft) BLS benchmark).
Central Counties Cooperative TCR series: 2020=5.3 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=8 · 2023=8.7 · 2024=10.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Central Counties Cooperative falls in its industry
221 Aerial dusting or spraying (i. establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 9 Aerial dusting or spraying (i. employers in Minnesota.
Central Counties Cooperative has more employees than the Aerial dusting or spraying (i.e., using median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115112 · MN · Litchfield
221 Aerial dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 48 employers in Litchfield, 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 | Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Maricopa | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C & J Waste Handling, LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia Basin Farming | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SAS Royal City | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lloyd's Construction Services, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paynesville | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lester Building Systems, LLC LP | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cardinal Corporate | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Litchfield ISD #465 | 358 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Litchfield, MN | 332 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bobcat Doosan Litchfield | 293 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4374 | 214 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Russellville | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10541 East Lansing | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stark Truss Co., Inc. Covington, Georgia | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unity Ambulette Corp. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Warehouse Monroe OH | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oryana West | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mondelez Montgomery NY | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sierra Rental and Transport Company | 88 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.