Commercial building construction general contractors · Minnesota
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC
Minneapolis, MN · ~176 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Commercial building construction general contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC: 1.5 TCR = 51% of Commercial building construction general contractors BLS 2.9 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC safety composite
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−1.0
2020→2024
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC injury rate improved
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC's TCR fell 1.0 from 2.1 in 2020 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=2.1 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.0 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Minneapolis, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 51% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #21/130
- PHOTO Fahs Construction Gr…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~176 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fahs Construction Group (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gardner Builders Companies, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC
1.5 TCR
- Fahs Construct
Fahs Construction Group
1.5 TCR
- 1157 - BELFOR
1157 - BELFOR Austin TX
1.5 TCR
- Weitz Industri
Weitz Industrial Services, LLC
1.5 TCR
- Harris Constru
Harris Construction Co., Inc.
1.5 TCR
What this shows Gardner Builders Companies, LLC averages 1.5 TCR (51% of the Commercial building construction general contractors BLS benchmark).
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC TCR series: 2020=2.1 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 2.9
Where Gardner Builders Companies, LLC falls in its industry
4,692 Commercial building constructi establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 130 Commercial building constructi employers in Minnesota.
Gardner Builders Companies, LLC has more employees than the Commercial building construction general median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · MN · Minneapolis
4,692 Commercial building construction general contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 1,321 employers in Minneapolis, 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 | Fahs Construction Group | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1157 - BELFOR Austin TX | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Weitz Industrial Services, LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harris Construction Co., Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dianne's Fine Desserts | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TEAM Industries, Inc. | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ed Parker | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unit # 0496 | 176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 22,522 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MN950 MN TELECOMMUTER | 12,021 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0501 - City Center | 8,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hennepin County Medical Center | 7,030 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | IFS Rome | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rudolph Libbe Inc. - Walbridge Office | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Louisiana MO | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 469-NiSource-Northwood OH-Toledo East Mod | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Avon Health Center | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 0284 | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 0322 | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 0738 | 176 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.