Elementary and secondary schools · Minnesota
Lowell Elementary School
Duluth, MN · ~73 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lowell Elementary School runs at 296% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Elementary and secondary schools workplace, earning a grade F.
Lowell Elementary School: 4.2 TCR = 296% of Elementary and secondary schools BLS 1.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lowell Elementary School safety composite
Lowell Elementary School scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−4.7
2017→2022
Lowell Elementary School injury rate improved
Lowell Elementary School's TCR fell 4.7 from 6.4 in 2017 to 1.8 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.4 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Duluth, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.2 · 296% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #913/1589
- PHOTO SPRECKELS UNION SCHO…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SPRECKELS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lowell Elementary School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lowell Elementary School
4.2 TCR
- SPRECKELS UNIO
SPRECKELS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
4.2 TCR
- Oro Grande Sch
Oro Grande School District
4.2 TCR
- Stowe Elementa
Stowe Elementary School
4.2 TCR
- South Lyon Com
South Lyon Community Schools - 63240
4.2 TCR
What this shows Lowell Elementary School averages 4.2 TCR (296% of the Elementary and secondary schools BLS benchmark).
Lowell Elementary School TCR series: 2017=6.4 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=1.8 · BLS 1.4
Where Lowell Elementary School falls in its industry
3,374 Elementary and secondary schoo establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #913 safest of 1589 Elementary and secondary schoo employers in Minnesota.
Lowell Elementary School has fewer employees than the Elementary and secondary schools median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · MN · Duluth
3,374 Elementary and secondary schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 340 employers in Duluth, 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 | SPRECKELS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oro Grande School District | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stowe Elementary School | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | South Lyon Community Schools - 63240 | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Sleepy Eye | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kellington | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D&D Shop - 23405 Ct Rd 10 Corcoran | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | U.S. SiteWork, Inc. | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Mary's Medical Center | 3,230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth | 3,052 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Building D-Miller Dwan Medical Center | 1,880 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Minnesota Duluth | 1,701 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Range Line Road | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Quest Engineering | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USM Store #511 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fort Smith FTS | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | iwis drive systems, LLC | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SalusCare, Inc. Evans Campus | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deane Hill Place | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Villa at Green Lake Estates | 73 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.