Independent School District · Minnesota
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary
Columbia Heights, MN · ~80 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary runs at 224% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Independent School District workplace, earning a grade F.
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary: 3.1 TCR = 224% of Independent School District BLS 1.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary safety composite
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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)
- C 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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-Valley View Elementary: 2.2 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.18× in 2023
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary's TCR rose 3.3 from 2.2 in 2017 to 5.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Columbia Heights, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.1 · 224% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #690/1589
- PHOTO Wolfe County Head St…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wolfe County Head Start (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary
3.1 TCR
- Wolfe County H
Wolfe County Head Start
3.1 TCR
- Timberland Tra
Timberland Transportation
3.1 TCR
- Andersen
Andersen
3.1 TCR
- Bethune
Bethune
3.1 TCR
What this shows Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary averages 3.1 TCR (224% of the Independent School District BLS benchmark).
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary TCR series: 2017=2.2 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.4 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=5.5 · BLS 1.4
Where Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary falls in its industry
3,374 Independent School District establishmentsSafer than 59% 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 #690 safest of 1589 Independent School District employers in Minnesota.
Columbia Heights ISD #13-Valley View Elementary 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 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 | Wolfe County Head Start | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Timberland Transportation | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Andersen | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bethune | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wadena | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wysan Precast | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Enclos Corp. | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeville | 80 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 | Carey Electric Co | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ramona Satellite Office - Bld: 5327 - 01 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Omni Aerospace, Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta manufacturing | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RMA Allentown | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fibreworks Composites LLC | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MTPD District 3 | 80 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.