Elementary schools · Minnesota

J.W. Smith Elementary

Bemidji, MN · ~43 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
4.6
Avg TCR
1.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

J.W. Smith Elementary runs at 330% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Elementary schools workplace, earning a grade F.

J.W. Smith Elementary: 4.6 TCR = 330% of Elementary schools BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

J.W. Smith Elementary safety composite

J.W. Smith Elementary scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).

C

56/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.62 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−8.8

2017→2024

J.W. Smith Elementary injury rate improved

J.W. Smith Elementary's TCR fell 8.8 from 8.8 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=8.8 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 611110 · Bemidji, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 4.6 · 330% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #1006/1589
  • PHOTO Center Road School
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 11 inj
  • SIZE ~43 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Center Road School (0.0 TCR gap)

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J.W. Smith Elementary in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows J.W. Smith Elementary averages 4.6 TCR (330% of the Elementary schools BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

J.W. Smith Elementary TCR series: 2017=8.8 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 1.4

Where J.W. Smith Elementary falls in its industry

3,374 Elementary schools establishments

Safer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1006 safest of 1589 Elementary schools employers in Minnesota.

J.W. Smith Elementary (43 employees, TCR 4.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 76 employees and a TCR of 3.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate J.W. Smith Elementary
J.W. Smith Elementary (43 employees, TCR 4.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 76 employees and a TCR of 3.8

J.W. Smith Elementary has fewer employees than the Elementary schools median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 6.7 3.4 2 0 0
2022 6.7 3.4 2 0 0
2021 3.3 3.3 1 0 0
2020 7.9 7.9 2 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 3.5 3.5 1 0 0
2017 8.8 5.8 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

611110 · MN · Bemidji

3,374 Elementary schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 109 employers in Bemidji, 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 Center Road School 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR St. Michael-Albertville Middle School East 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ottawa Elementary 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ruth Chaffee School 4.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE United Farmers Cooperative 43 FTE
STATE-SIZE Edina Service Center 43 FTE
STATE-SIZE Wigen Water Technologies 43 FTE
STATE-SIZE Lennar Multi-Family - Central (MN) 43 FTE
CITY-NEAR MN,BEMIDJI - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,008 FTE
CITY-NEAR Bemidji State University 514 FTE
CITY-NEAR MN,BEMIDJI - Medical Center Campus - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 500 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 3233 393 FTE
NAT-TCR 1146 Lkq Mcallister Motors 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR S A White Oil Co Inc 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR NEB Operator, LLC 4.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE National Technology 43 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rancho Teresita Dairy 43 FTE
NAT-SIZE Abw 2750 43 FTE
NAT-SIZE Dicke Tool Company 43 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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