Cutting machines, metalworking, manufacturing · Minnesota
Friesen's Inc.
Detroit Lakes, MN · ~96 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Friesen's Inc. runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cutting machines, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Friesen's Inc.: 5.8 TCR = 175% of Cutting machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Friesen's Inc. safety composite
Friesen's Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.99 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
−1.9
2017→2024
Friesen's Inc. injury rate improved
Friesen's Inc.'s TCR fell 1.9 from 3.9 in 2017 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.9 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=11.9 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=9.5 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Detroit Lakes, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 175% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #15/21
- PHOTO Bardons and Oliver
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~96 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bardons and Oliver (0.0 TCR gap)
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Friesen's Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Friesen's Inc.
5.8 TCR
- Bardons and Ol
Bardons and Oliver
5.8 TCR
- 3819_7264
3819_7264
5.8 TCR
- Integrity Tool
Integrity Tool Inc
5.8 TCR
- Bliss Industri
Bliss Industries LLC
5.7 TCR
What this shows Friesen's Inc. averages 5.8 TCR (175% of the Cutting machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Friesen's Inc. TCR series: 2017=3.9 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=11.9 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=9.5 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Friesen's Inc. falls in its industry
391 Cutting machines, metalworking establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 21 Cutting machines, metalworking employers in Minnesota.
Friesen's Inc. has more employees than the Cutting machines, metalworking, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.9 | 6.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · MN · Detroit Lakes
391 Cutting machines, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 86 employers in Detroit Lakes, 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 | Bardons and Oliver | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3819_7264 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Integrity Tool Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bliss Industries LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - South 501 | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Lake Superior Sanitary District | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Associated Milk Producers Inc (Rochester Cheese Mfg) | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Domino's Supply Chain Center- Minnesota | 96 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Mary's Hospital Detroit Lakes | 511 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Marys Hospital - Detroit Lakes | 497 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Operations - Detroit Lakes, MN | 472 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BTD Manufacturing Detroit Lakes | 448 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fairview Mills Hiawatha Plant | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reale Construction Co.,Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Hill Veneer | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Russellville | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | San Marcos | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hilton San Diego @ Gaslamp Quarter | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cape Romain Contractors | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rouses Markets #56 | 96 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.