National Guard · Minnesota
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept
Duluth, MN · ~28 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical National Guard workplace, earning a grade D.
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept: 4.3 TCR = 135% of National Guard BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept safety composite
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept: 6.6 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 9.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept's TCR rose 2.0 from 6.6 in 2017 to 8.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 928110 · Duluth, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 135% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/8
- PHOTO Arlington National C…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arlington National Cemetery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- PANG Fire Dept
PANG Fire Dept
4.8 TCR
- Military Affai
Military Affairs - 133rd AW
4.8 TCR
- Oregon Youth C
Oregon Youth Challenge Program
4.5 TCR
- This site
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept
4.3 TCR
- Arlington Nati
Arlington National Cemetery
4.3 TCR
What this shows Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept averages 4.3 TCR (135% of the National Guard BLS benchmark).
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept TCR series: 2017=6.6 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=9 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=8.6 · BLS 3.2
Where Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept falls in its industry
36 National Guard establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 8 National Guard employers in Minnesota.
Military Affairs - 148th FW - Fire Dept has fewer employees than the National Guard median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
928110 · MN · Duluth
36 National Guard 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 | Arlington National Cemetery | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oregon Youth Challenge Program | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PANG Fire Dept | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Military Affairs - 133rd AW | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shooting Star Native Seeds | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Moore Calves | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2528-Glyndon, MN | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worthington Public Utilities | 28 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 | YFS Transitional Housing and Youth Development | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flex | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Star Aviation / Chattanooga | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alaska Petroleum- Fairbanks | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Powerhouse Entertainment LLC | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howard P. Fairfield Hopkinton | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lynchburg District Bridge Crews | 28 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.