Automobile dealers, new only or new and used · Minnesota
Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc.
Marshall, MN · ~122 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc. runs at 316% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Automobile dealers, new only or new and used workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.7
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.4
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 11
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc.'s OSHA Total Case Rate of 10.7 to the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS benchmark of 3.4 (316% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc.'s yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.4 industry benchmark.
Where Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc. falls in its industry
3,071 Automobile dealers, new only o establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #239 safest of 245 Automobile dealers, new only o employers in Minnesota.
Trend analysis for Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc.
Between 2022 and 2023, Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc.'s Total Case Rate worsened from 6.1 to 15.4 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 154% increase across 1 year of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2022, at a TCR of 6.1, while 2023 saw the highest rate, at 15.4, a spread of 9.4 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 2 reporting years, Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc. recorded 11 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 2-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 11 injuries shown on this page for Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc. are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 441110 - Automobile dealers, new only or new and used.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2023)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
2 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 77,822 hours worked = 5.14 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc. (this establishment) | 10.74 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Automobile dealers, new only or new and used industry avg | 3.40 | BLS IIF, NAICS 441110 |
| Minnesota state avg (all industries) | 5.18 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc. to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2023: 6 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc.'s reported OSHA injury record versus its Automobile dealers, new only or new and used peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 316% of the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used benchmark, Kruse Ford Lincoln Inc. reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Automobile dealers, new only or new and used sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.