General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Minnesota
Kottke Trucking Inc.
Buffalo Lake, MN · ~168 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kottke Trucking Inc. runs at 47% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade A.
Kottke Trucking Inc.: 2.1 TCR = 47% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kottke Trucking Inc. safety composite
Kottke Trucking Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
−0.6
2019→2023
Kottke Trucking Inc. injury rate improved
Kottke Trucking Inc.'s TCR fell 0.6 from 2.4 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 222.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.4 · 2021=222.2 · 2022=60.0 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Buffalo Lake, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.1 · 47% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #20/74
- PHOTO Styline Logistics Mi…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~168 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Styline Logistics Mississippi (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kottke Trucking Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kottke Trucking Inc.
2.1 TCR
- Styline Logist
Styline Logistics Mississippi
2.1 TCR
- Jurupa Valley
Jurupa Valley Terminal
2.1 TCR
- Detroit / New
Detroit / New Boston Terminal
2.1 TCR
- Harrisonville
Harrisonville Terminal
2.1 TCR
What this shows Kottke Trucking Inc. averages 2.1 TCR (47% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Kottke Trucking Inc. TCR series: 2019=2.4 · 2021=222.2 · 2022=60 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Kottke Trucking Inc. falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 68% 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 #20 safest of 74 General freight trucking, long employers in Minnesota.
Kottke Trucking Inc. has more employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 222.2 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · MN · Buffalo Lake
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 · 8 employers in Buffalo Lake, 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 | Styline Logistics Mississippi | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jurupa Valley Terminal | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Detroit / New Boston Terminal | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harrisonville Terminal | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 505 Nicollet REN3 | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RMS Energy Co LLC | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saputo White Bear Lake | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Labelworks - 0021-MNNO15 | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US 212 Beef Corporation | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duane Kottke Trucking Corp | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo Lake Elementary | 47 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DaVco Mechanical Contractors, Inc | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | International Fire Protection Inc | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spartanburg Resource Center - PNG | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goldsboro Resource Center - PNG | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | San Mateo Marriott | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Albquerque Asphalt | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Summit Orange | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Puyallup #016 | 168 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.