Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing · Minnesota
Cherne Industries
Shakopee, MN · ~133 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cherne Industries runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Cherne Industries: 1.6 TCR = 49% of Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cherne Industries safety composite
Cherne Industries scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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
−1.7
2022→2024
Cherne Industries injury rate improved
Cherne Industries's TCR fell 1.7 from 2.5 in 2022 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=2.5 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326291 · Shakopee, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 49% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #2/12
- PHOTO Ottawa Rubber Company
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~133 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ottawa Rubber Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cherne Industries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Vertex, Inc.
Vertex, Inc.
1.7 TCR
- Hutchinson Sea
Hutchinson Sealing Systems
1.7 TCR
- This site
Cherne Industries
1.6 TCR
- Ottawa Rubber
Ottawa Rubber Company
1.6 TCR
- Nitto, Inc - N
Nitto, Inc - NA-LW
1.6 TCR
What this shows Cherne Industries averages 1.6 TCR (49% of the Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cherne Industries TCR series: 2022=2.5 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Cherne Industries falls in its industry
266 Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 12 Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., employers in Minnesota.
Cherne Industries has more employees than the Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326291 · MN · Shakopee
266 Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 180 employers in Shakopee, 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 | Ottawa Rubber Company | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nitto, Inc - NA-LW | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vertex, Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hutchinson Sealing Systems | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Silver Tree Plumbing and Heating LLC. | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisiana-Pacific Two Harbors | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Strongwell | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarters | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - MSP1 | 2,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MSP1 | 2,202 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Entrust Corporation | 1,448 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Emerson Automation Solutions - Shakopee | 1,350 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Phillips Contracting | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Town of East Windsor - Department of Public Works | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Womack Electric Supply | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JL Audio - Phoenix | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Belmont Village Hunters Creek | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H.O. Bouchard, Inc. | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Office | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walsh Construction Co. | 133 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.