Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Minnesota

Elk River Machine Company, LLC

Name: Elk River Machine Company, LLC Workplace Safety Data
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Elk River, MN · ~52 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 8.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Elk River Machine Company, LLC runs at 250% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Elk River Machine Company, LLC: 8.2 TCR = 250% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Elk River Machine Company, LLC safety composite

Elk River Machine Company, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 8.24 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% 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

−12.8

2018→2023

Elk River Machine Company, LLC injury rate improved

Elk River Machine Company, LLC's TCR fell 12.8 from 16.0 in 2018 to 3.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 16.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=16.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=13.8 · 2023=3.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Elk River, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 250% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #16/38
PHOTO West Penn Manufactur…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 16 inj
SIZE ~52 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: West Penn Manufacturing Technologies LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Metal Solution

8.3
This site

8.2
West Penn Manu

8.2
Zimkor LLC

8.2
Ambassador Ste

8.2

What this shows Elk River Machine Company, LLC averages 8.2 TCR (250% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Elk River Machine Company, LLC TCR series: 2018=16 · 2020=0 · 2022=13.8 · 2023=3.2 · BLS 3.3

Where Elk River Machine Company, LLC falls in its industry

1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishments

Safer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 38 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Minnesota.

Elk River Machine Company, LLC (52 employees, TCR 8.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

Elk River Machine Company, LLC has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin 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
2023	3.2	0.0	1
2022	13.8	3.5	4
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2018	16.0	13.1	11

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · MN · Elk River

1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 102 employers in Elk River, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	West Penn Manufacturing Technologies LLC	CRESSON, PA	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Zimkor LLC	LITTLETON, CO	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Metal Solutions	AULT, CO	8.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ambassador Steel-Menomonie Wisconsin	MENOMONIE, WI	8.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Hutchinson Utilities Commission	HUTCHINSON	52 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Kasella Concrete, Inc.	PIERZ	52 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Bargen Incorporated	MOUNTAIN LAKE	52 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sheehy Construction Company	ST. PAUL	52 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 3209	Elk River	437 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Sherburne County Government Center - General	Elk River	418 FTE
CITY-NEAR	3209	Elk River	387 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Sherburne County Government Center	Elk River	367 FTE
NAT-TCR	Brookdale Tracy	Tracy, CA	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Custer City	Custer City, PA	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Waldo- 125 Northport	Belfast, ME	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bashas 036	Tuba City, AZ	8.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Williamsburg Va	Williamsburg, VA	52 FTE
NAT-SIZE	4018/3039 - Eau Claire Crossdocks	Eau Claire, WI	52 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Brookdale Country Day Road	Goldsboro, NC	52 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Indy East IN	Indianapolis, IN	52 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.