Chocolate drink (milk based) manufacturing · Minnesota
Dairy Farmers of America
Rochester, MN · ~104 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dairy Farmers of America runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chocolate drink (milk based) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Dairy Farmers of America: 4.5 TCR = 135% of Chocolate drink (milk based) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dairy Farmers of America safety composite
Dairy Farmers of America scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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)
- D 4.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.8
2019→2021
Dairy Farmers of America injury rate improved
Dairy Farmers of America's TCR fell 0.8 from 5.4 in 2019 to 4.6 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.4 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311511 · Rochester, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 135% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #8/18
- PHOTO Nestle, USA
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~104 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nestle, USA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dairy Farmers of America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dairy Farmers of America
4.5 TCR
- Nestle, USA
Nestle, USA
4.5 TCR
- Kwik Trip Dair
Kwik Trip Dairy 769
4.5 TCR
- Agri-Mark, Inc
Agri-Mark, Inc.
4.4 TCR
- Dairy Fresh -
Dairy Fresh - Winston Salem
4.4 TCR
What this shows Dairy Farmers of America averages 4.5 TCR (135% of the Chocolate drink (milk based) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dairy Farmers of America TCR series: 2019=5.4 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Dairy Farmers of America falls in its industry
457 Chocolate drink (milk based) m establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 18 Chocolate drink (milk based) m employers in Minnesota.
Dairy Farmers of America has fewer employees than the Chocolate drink (milk based) manufacturi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311511 · MN · Rochester
457 Chocolate drink (milk based) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 290 employers in Rochester, 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 | Nestle, USA | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kwik Trip Dairy 769 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Agri-Mark, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dairy Fresh - Winston Salem | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | White Bear Lake Service Center-PB | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cool Air Mechanical Inc | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brakebush Wells | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty Carton - Brooklyn Park, MN | 104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Clinic Rochester | 38,233 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olmsted County | 1,304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Collaborative Services, LLC | 1,051 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS | 823 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Western Division Tuscaloosa Snow Mills Complex | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Virginia Gay Hospital | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wayfield Foods Store 11 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Key Mechanical Livermore | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Generation Fossil Gorgas Steam Plant | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Synergy Florida | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Easton Coach Company - Philadelphia | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bristol Farms Mulholland | 104 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.