Industrial process piping installation · Minnesota
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail
Ottertail, MN · ~22 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail runs at 372% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Industrial process piping installation workplace, earning a grade F.
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail: 10.4 TCR = 372% of Industrial process piping installation BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail safety composite
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−2.9
2023→2024
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail injury rate improved
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail's TCR fell 2.9 from 11.8 in 2023 to 9.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=11.8 · 2024=9.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Ottertail, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.4 · 372% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #127/153
- PHOTO Puyallup Heating
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Puyallup Heating (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail
10.4 TCR
- Puyallup Heati
Puyallup Heating
10.4 TCR
- Broussard Mech
Broussard Mechanical
10.4 TCR
- Bay Cities Fur
Bay Cities Furnace, DBA Adeedo, DBA Reliance Home Service,DBA Service Champions
10.4 TCR
- Applewood Plum
Applewood Plumbing, Heating, & Electric
10.4 TCR
What this shows Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail averages 10.4 TCR (372% of the Industrial process piping installation BLS benchmark).
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail TCR series: 2023=11.8 · 2024=9 · BLS 2.8
Where Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail falls in its industry
5,793 Industrial process piping inst establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #127 safest of 153 Industrial process piping inst employers in Minnesota.
Mechanical Systems Inc Ottertail has fewer employees than the Industrial process piping installation median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MN · Ottertail
5,793 Industrial process piping installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 6 employers in Ottertail, 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 | Puyallup Heating | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Broussard Mechanical | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bay Cities Furnace, DBA Adeedo, DBA Reliance Home Service,DBA Service Champions | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Applewood Plumbing, Heating, & Electric | 10.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunrise Dairy | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Emerald Spring Dairy, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silverstreak Dairy LLC, Greenstreak Dairy | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dassel | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carrs Tree Service - Ottertail | 141 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thumper Pond Resort | 71 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hilltop Lumber Ottertail | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 10 Sheriff's Operations Center | 34 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Barro's Pizza, Goodyear | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado- Possibilities | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TNM002 | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXC005 | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Home Care Specialists Inc Concord | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diversified Resources, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IV & Claridge Construction | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Small's Trucking LLC | 22 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.