General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Minnesota
K-Way Express, Inc
Winsted, MN · ~58 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
K-Way Express, Inc runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade D.
K-Way Express, Inc: 6.6 TCR = 147% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
K-Way Express, Inc safety composite
K-Way Express, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−3.0
2017→2024
K-Way Express, Inc injury rate improved
K-Way Express, Inc's TCR fell 3.0 from 8.0 in 2017 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.0 · 2018=13.5 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=6.4 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Winsted, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 147% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #60/74
- PHOTO Fleetline, Inc
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fleetline, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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K-Way Express, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
K-Way Express, Inc
6.6 TCR
- Fleetline, Inc
Fleetline, Inc
6.6 TCR
- TCW, INC DALTO
TCW, INC DALTON
6.6 TCR
- Reveille Truck
Reveille Trucking Terminal
6.6 TCR
- Kansas City Te
Kansas City Terminal - NON DOT
6.6 TCR
What this shows K-Way Express, Inc averages 6.6 TCR (147% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
K-Way Express, Inc TCR series: 2017=8 · 2018=13.5 · 2020=5 · 2021=6.4 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=5 · BLS 4.5
Where K-Way Express, Inc falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #60 safest of 74 General freight trucking, long employers in Minnesota.
K-Way Express, Inc has fewer employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · MN · Winsted
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 19 employers in Winsted, 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 | Fleetline, Inc | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TCW, INC DALTON | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reveille Trucking Terminal | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kansas City Terminal - NON DOT | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vireo Health of MN - Otsego | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schwartz Farms SE Misc MN | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2101-Redwood Falls, MN (Monsanto Co.) | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Home Office | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Littfin Truss Co | 226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tetra Pak Processing Equipment Inc - Winsted | 193 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tetra Pak Processing Equipment Inc | 170 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tetra Pak Inc. - Winsted | 103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | KTA Super Stores - Puainako | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landis Homes | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Iosco Medical Care Facility | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Melbourne Fl | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boardwalk Cabinetry | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aleut Operations, LLC - Chicago Job Corps | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | T&T Plumbing and Heating, Inc. | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LNH- Ward Ct. | 58 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.