Tow truck services · Minnesota
Dick's Valley Service, Inc.
Apple Valley, MN · ~63 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dick's Valley Service, Inc. runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tow truck services workplace, earning a grade D.
Dick's Valley Service, Inc.: 5.4 TCR = 121% of Tow truck services BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dick's Valley Service, Inc. safety composite
Dick's Valley Service, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−8.6
2019→2023
Dick's Valley Service, Inc. injury rate improved
Dick's Valley Service, Inc.'s TCR fell 8.6 from 10.4 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.4 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488410 · Apple Valley, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 121% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #1/7
- PHOTO Banner Towing & Tran…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Banner Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc dba: Allen's Towing Service (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dick's Valley Service, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Banner Towing
Banner Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc dba: Allen's Towing Service
5.5 TCR
- Serco - Baton
Serco - Baton Rouge,LA
5.5 TCR
- TJS Automotive
TJS Automotive Services Inc
5.5 TCR
- This site
Dick's Valley Service, Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Yocum Towing &
Yocum Towing & Recovery Inc.
5.3 TCR
What this shows Dick's Valley Service, Inc. averages 5.4 TCR (121% of the Tow truck services BLS benchmark).
Dick's Valley Service, Inc. TCR series: 2019=10.4 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Dick's Valley Service, Inc. falls in its industry
157 Tow truck services establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 7 Tow truck services employers in Minnesota.
Dick's Valley Service, Inc. has more employees than the Tow truck services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488410 · MN · Apple Valley
157 Tow truck services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 91 employers in Apple Valley, 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 | Banner Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc dba: Allen's Towing Service | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Serco - Baton Rouge,LA | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Yocum Towing & Recovery Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TJS Automotive Services Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Riverview | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Freeborn Mower Cooperative Services | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BELTRAMI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steenberg Watrud Construction LLC | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Apple Valley | 880 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Uponor - Apple Valley | 682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2390 - Apple Valley South | 521 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2642 | 416 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RK-030-Wooster ( RK-030 ) | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Nebraska, LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Concordia Nebraska * | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MCR King of Prussia Tenant LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Inspired Living Kenner | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delaney Telecom, Inc. - Facebook DKL | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RK-021-Vincennes ( RK-021 ) | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RK-024-Kokomo ( RK-024 ) | 63 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.