Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing · Minnesota
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP
Lester Prairie, MN · ~88 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP runs at 171% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP: 5.7 TCR = 171% of Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP safety composite
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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
−1.5
2016→2024
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP injury rate improved
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP's TCR fell 1.5 from 7.5 in 2016 to 5.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.5 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=5.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321992 · Lester Prairie, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 171% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #2/9
- PHOTO RITZ-CRAFT CORP of PA
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~88 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RITZ-CRAFT CORP of PA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lester Building Systems, LLC LP in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Muncy Homes, I
Muncy Homes, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- Mt Charleston
Mt Charleston Cabins LLC
5.8 TCR
- This site
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP
5.7 TCR
- RITZ-CRAFT COR
RITZ-CRAFT CORP of PA
5.7 TCR
- Thermo Bond Bu
Thermo Bond Buildings, LLC
5.7 TCR
What this shows Lester Building Systems, LLC LP averages 5.7 TCR (171% of the Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP TCR series: 2016=7.5 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=5.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Lester Building Systems, LLC LP falls in its industry
177 Buildings, prefabricated, wood establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.7.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 9 Buildings, prefabricated, wood employers in Minnesota.
Lester Building Systems, LLC LP has more employees than the Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.7. 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 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321992 · MN · Lester Prairie
177 Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 10 employers in Lester Prairie, 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 | RITZ-CRAFT CORP of PA | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thermo Bond Buildings, LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Muncy Homes, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mt Charleston Cabins LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Counties Cooperative | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lloyd's Construction Services, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paynesville | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cardinal Corporate | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Liquibox Lester Prairie | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DS Smith (World Wide Dispensers) Lester Prairie | 129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lester Prairie Public School | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lester Building Systems, LLC LBI | 52 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Monroe SNF | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Deborah Heart and Lung Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shape Corp - 14600 172nd Ave. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Regency House of Alexandria | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Governement Center | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 300-Phoenix | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Unitex Meadow | 88 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.