Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing · Minnesota
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc.
Hector, MN · ~76 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. runs at 324% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc.: 10.7 TCR = 324% of Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. safety composite
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−5.9
2016→2024
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. injury rate improved
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.9 from 12.6 in 2016 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 14.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.6 · 2017=10.3 · 2018=11.1 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=12.2 · 2021=11.2 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=14.3 · 2024=6.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Hector, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.7 · 324% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/15
- PHOTO LMC-Ag, LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 69 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LMC-Ag, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc.
10.7 TCR
- LMC-Ag, LLC
LMC-Ag, LLC
10.7 TCR
- Shamrock Orcha
Shamrock Orchards, LLC
10.7 TCR
- Patz Corporati
Patz Corporation
10.6 TCR
- Lummus Corpora
Lummus Corporation- Savannah
10.6 TCR
What this shows Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. averages 10.7 TCR (324% of the Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. TCR series: 2016=12.6 · 2017=10.3 · 2018=11.1 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=12.2 · 2021=11.2 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=14.3 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. falls in its industry
433 Farm tractors and attachments establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 15 Farm tractors and attachments employers in Minnesota.
Loftness Specialized Farm Equipment, Inc. has fewer employees than the Farm tractors and attachments manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · MN · Hector
433 Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 5 employers in Hector, 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 | LMC-Ag, LLC | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Patz Corporation | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shamrock Orchards, LLC | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lummus Corporation- Savannah | 10.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Twin City Framers | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fireside Hearth n Home Roseville | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schoenfelder Renovations | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ridley Inc. | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MNHC-CSI-MN - HECTOR | 71 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hector High School | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SUTTLE - MN - HECTOR | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schweiss Distributing Inc | 55 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Roanoke Rapids | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Recology Butte Colusa Counties | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Adult Day Program | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pace Benicia | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Newport Service Center | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0681 Glenview | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Office | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MMP of Merrill Inc. | 76 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.