Pallet containers, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing · Minnesota
Gruber Pallets, Inc.
Lake Elmo, MN · ~35 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gruber Pallets, Inc. runs at 202% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pallet containers, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Gruber Pallets, Inc.: 6.7 TCR = 202% of Pallet containers, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gruber Pallets, Inc. safety composite
Gruber Pallets, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−5.5
2017→2024
Gruber Pallets, Inc. injury rate improved
Gruber Pallets, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.5 from 9.0 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.0 · 2018=9.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=13.9 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321920 · Lake Elmo, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 202% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #8/18
- PHOTO SC-NC-SILER CITY
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SC-NC-SILER CITY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gruber Pallets, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gruber Pallets, Inc.
6.7 TCR
- SC-NC-SILER CI
SC-NC-SILER CITY
6.7 TCR
- WIC Carrollton
WIC Carrollton Crosby Location
6.7 TCR
- Lake City,MN -
Lake City,MN - 565
6.7 TCR
- Recycled Dalla
Recycled Dallas (USRX)
6.7 TCR
What this shows Gruber Pallets, Inc. averages 6.7 TCR (202% of the Pallet containers, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gruber Pallets, Inc. TCR series: 2017=9 · 2018=9.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=13.9 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Gruber Pallets, Inc. falls in its industry
952 Pallet containers, wood or woo establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 18 Pallet containers, wood or woo employers in Minnesota.
Gruber Pallets, Inc. has fewer employees than the Pallet containers, wood or wood and meta median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.3. 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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321920 · MN · Lake Elmo
952 Pallet containers, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 22 employers in Lake Elmo, 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 | SC-NC-SILER CITY | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WIC Carrollton Crosby Location | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lake City,MN - 565 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Recycled Dallas (USRX) | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dollymount | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scotch Prairie Farms LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Genex Farm Systems Melrose | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Black Dog Power Plant | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Day Camp Kumalya | 2,089 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lake Elmo Inn | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISD# 834-Lake Elmo Elementary | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISD# 834-Oak-Land Middle School | 75 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | el super #31 foothill | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bonney Forge | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RRS Farms a California General Partnership | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Next to Nature Landscape | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Custom Finishers | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #176 | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hi-Grade Materials-Indio Ready Mix | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #172 | 35 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.