Independent School District · Minnesota
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy
Columbia Heights, MN · ~119 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy runs at 90% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Independent School District workplace, earning a grade C.
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy: 1.3 TCR = 90% of Independent School District BLS 1.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy safety composite
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy: 0.7 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy's TCR rose 1.1 from 0.7 in 2017 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Columbia Heights, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 1.3 · 90% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #178/1589
- PHOTO EAST CENTRAL ELEMENT…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~119 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy
1.3 TCR
- EAST CENTRAL E
EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
1.3 TCR
- Kenyon High Sc
Kenyon High School
1.3 TCR
- Macedonia Midd
Macedonia Middle School
1.3 TCR
- Rowayton Eleme
Rowayton Elementary
1.3 TCR
What this shows Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy averages 1.3 TCR (90% of the Independent School District BLS benchmark).
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy TCR series: 2017=0.7 · 2018=0.7 · 2019=2 · 2020=0 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 1.4
Where Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy falls in its industry
3,374 Independent School District establishmentsSafer than 89% 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 #178 safest of 1589 Independent School District employers in Minnesota.
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Columbia Academy has more employees than the Independent School District median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · MN · Columbia Heights
3,374 Independent School District employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 27 employers in Columbia Heights, 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 | EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kenyon High School | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Macedonia Middle School | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rowayton Elementary | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rice Companies Inc. | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lindsay Windows Minnesota | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WSI Industries, Inc. | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sonny's Hydra-Flex Backroom | 119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sullivan Lake | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Columbia Heights Public Schools ISD#13 | 448 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Columbia Heights ISD #13 | 442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crest View Corporation | 270 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BDP Industries, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cox Construction Co. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Dairy Transport-Windthorst | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | tkSCS Greenville Containment | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Milk Specialties Global Fond Du Lac | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shenandoah Nursing Home | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sealed Air Corp Seneca | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gordon Smith (Main Center) | 119 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.