Farm product warehousing and storage (except refrigerated) · Minnesota
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake
Buffalo Lake, MN · ~33 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Farm product warehousing and storage (except refrigerated) workplace, earning a grade C.
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake: 5.6 TCR = 96% of Farm product warehousing and storage (except refrigerated) BLS 5.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake safety composite
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% 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%).
TCR Δ
−11.2
2017→2024
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake injury rate improved
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake's TCR fell 11.2 from 11.2 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.2 · 2018=9.5 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=13.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493130 · Buffalo Lake, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 5.6 · 96% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/13
- PHOTO West-Con (Twin Brooks)
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: West-Con (Twin Brooks) (0.2 TCR gap)
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Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- West-Con (Twin
West-Con (Twin Brooks)
5.8 TCR
- This site
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake
5.6 TCR
- Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove Southern Campus
5.4 TCR
- Western WI Ag
Western WI Ag Supply Ellsworth
5.4 TCR
- Adams Grain Co
Adams Grain Co
5.3 TCR
What this shows Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake averages 5.6 TCR (96% of the Farm product warehousing and storage (except refrigerated) BLS benchmark).
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake TCR series: 2017=11.2 · 2018=9.5 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=13.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 5.8
Where Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake falls in its industry
77 Farm product warehousing and s establishmentsSafer than 34% 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 #7 safest of 13 Farm product warehousing and s employers in Minnesota.
Central Region Cooperative - Buffalo Lake has fewer employees than the Farm product warehousing and storage (ex 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493130 · MN · Buffalo Lake
77 Farm product warehousing and storage (except refrigerated) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 8 employers in Buffalo Lake, 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 | West-Con (Twin Brooks) | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cottage Grove Southern Campus | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western WI Ag Supply Ellsworth | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Adams Grain Co | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Perham Egg LLC | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gorans Brothers Inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Las Vegas Raiders 17150004 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Loeffler Construction & Consulting | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US 212 Beef Corporation | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kottke Trucking Inc. | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duane Kottke Trucking Corp | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center | 87 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gingrich Animal Supply, Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Hall Blacksburg | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monroe Growout | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hammond 085 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Marysville Distribution | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lansing Building Products-Charlotte NC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fabco Steel Fabrication Inc | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M-4 | 33 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.