Tree and brush trimming overhead utility line · Minnesota
Dodge Center
Dodge Center, MN · ~984 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dodge Center runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Tree and brush trimming overhead utility line workplace, earning a grade C.
Dodge Center: 4.0 TCR = 89% of Tree and brush trimming overhead utility line BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dodge Center safety composite
Dodge Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Dodge Center: 4.2 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2024
Dodge Center's TCR rose 0.9 from 4.2 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Dodge Center, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.0 · 89% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #23/64
- PHOTO Ruppert Landscape - …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 348 inj
- SIZE ~984 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ruppert Landscape - Mableton (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dodge Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dodge Center
4 TCR
- Ruppert Landsc
Ruppert Landscape - Mableton
4 TCR
- 177103
177103
4 TCR
- Evergreen Land
Evergreen Landscape Design
4 TCR
- District 2 - W
District 2 - West Honolulu District Ala Moana Regional Park Maintenance
4 TCR
What this shows Dodge Center averages 4.0 TCR (89% of the Tree and brush trimming overhead utility line BLS benchmark).
Dodge Center TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=6.5 · 2019=6 · 2020=3 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Dodge Center falls in its industry
2,875 Tree and brush trimming overhe establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 64 Tree and brush trimming overhe employers in Minnesota.
Dodge Center has more employees than the Tree and brush trimming overhead utility median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 71 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · MN · Dodge Center
2,875 Tree and brush trimming overhead utility line employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 14 employers in Dodge Center, 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 | Ruppert Landscape - Mableton | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 177103 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evergreen Landscape Design | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | District 2 - West Honolulu District Ala Moana Regional Park Maintenance | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Forensics Mental Health Program - Main Campus | 987 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Andover YMCA Community Center | 988 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Land O'Lakes, Inc. - Sales Force | 993 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midway Campus | 994 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McNeilus Steel Inc. | 365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CTM - Dodge Center | 249 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Con-Tech Manufacturing, Inc. Dodge Center | 215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fairview Care Center | 90 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Kilns | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kalyn Siebert Trailers | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wilmington | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ruppert Landscape - Mableton | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Butler Hospital | 984 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SL Green Management LLC | 984 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Autoliv Brigham City | 984 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sutter Delta Medical Center (213-SDMC) | 984 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.