Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Minnesota

Kappers Fabricating Inc.

Name: Kappers Fabricating Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Spring Valley, MN · ~54 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Kappers Fabricating Inc. runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Kappers Fabricating Inc.: 3.2 TCR = 97% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Kappers Fabricating Inc. safety composite

Kappers Fabricating Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 3.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 65% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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

−3.2

2023→2024

Kappers Fabricating Inc. injury rate improved

Kappers Fabricating Inc.'s TCR fell 3.2 from 4.8 in 2023 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=4.8 · 2024=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Spring Valley, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 97% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #6/38
PHOTO CMC Rebar Polo
BOOK 2y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~54 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: CMC Rebar Polo (0.0 TCR gap)

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3.2
CMC Rebar Polo

3.2
Arning Compani

3.2
Mid-Park Highw

3.2
Mid-City Steel

3.2

What this shows Kappers Fabricating Inc. averages 3.2 TCR (97% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Kappers Fabricating Inc. TCR series: 2023=4.8 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Kappers Fabricating Inc. falls in its industry

1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishments

Safer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 38 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Minnesota.

Kappers Fabricating Inc. (54 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

Kappers Fabricating Inc. has more employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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	1.6	1.6	1	0	0
2023	4.8	4.8	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · MN · Spring Valley

1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 7 employers in Spring Valley, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	CMC Rebar Polo	POLO, MO	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Arning Companies Cassville	CASSVILLE, MO	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Mid-Park Highway	LEITCHFIELD, KY	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Mid-City Steel LLC	LA CROSSE, WI	3.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Monticello Training Center	MONTICELLO	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	09 Eveleth	EVELETH	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Elder-Jones Inc.	BLOOMINGTON	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Haldeman Homme, Inc. - Minneapolis - Corporate	MINNEAPOLIS	54 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Spring Valley Living	Spring Valley	114 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ISD 2137	Spring Valley	112 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Kingsland Public Schools	Spring Valley	111 FTE
CITY-NEAR	City of Spring Valley	Spring Valley	59 FTE
NAT-TCR	Burkart-Phelan Inc.	Shirley, MA	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Cathedral Corporation - Orlando	Orlando, FL	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Giant Landover Store 339	Laplata, MD	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	BC Systems Inc.	Salinas, CA	3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Axis Engineering	Dundee, MI	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Vowell's Marketplace #2 Forest	Forest, MS	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Apec LLC	San Antonio, TX	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Miro Mfg., Inc	Waukesha, WI	54 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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