Public property management services, government · Minnesota
Cottonwood County Public Works
Windom, MN · ~30 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cottonwood County Public Works runs at 238% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Public property management services, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Cottonwood County Public Works: 7.6 TCR = 238% of Public property management services, government BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cottonwood County Public Works safety composite
Cottonwood County Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−7.5
2018→2024
Cottonwood County Public Works injury rate improved
Cottonwood County Public Works's TCR fell 7.5 from 11.3 in 2018 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=11.3 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Windom, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.6 · 238% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #181/275
- PHOTO City of Reedley
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Reedley (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cottonwood County Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cottonwood County Public Works
7.6 TCR
- City of Reedle
City of Reedley
7.6 TCR
- Town of Portla
Town of Portland - All Others
7.6 TCR
- Public Works D
Public Works Department
7.6 TCR
- City of Clevel
City of Cleveland
7.6 TCR
What this shows Cottonwood County Public Works averages 7.6 TCR (238% of the Public property management services, government BLS benchmark).
Cottonwood County Public Works TCR series: 2018=11.3 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Cottonwood County Public Works falls in its industry
1,496 Public property management ser establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #181 safest of 275 Public property management ser employers in Minnesota.
Cottonwood County Public Works has fewer employees than the Public property management services, gov median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · MN · Windom
1,496 Public property management services, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 38 employers in Windom, 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 | City of Reedley | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Portland - All Others | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works Department | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Cleveland | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Nursery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Plains Dairy | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Dairy, Westland Dairy | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pipestone Grow Finish | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hylife foods | 914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Windom | 566 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Toro Main Plant | 499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Windom Area Schools | 204 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ASPC- Winslow | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ptcr Poplar Bluff | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Town of Portland - All Others | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Personal Assistance - Saginaw | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Diversified Metal Fabrication | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Industrial Water Engineering | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Small's Asphalt Paving, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Contra Costa Door Co. | 30 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.