Beet sugar refining · North Dakota
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
Wahpeton, ND · ~504 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Beet sugar refining workplace, earning a grade D.
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative: 6.1 TCR = 146% of Beet sugar refining BLS 4.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative safety composite
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−4.9
2016→2024
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative injury rate improved
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative's TCR fell 4.9 from 7.7 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.7 · 2017=6.6 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=8.8 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=6.9 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311313 · Wahpeton, ND ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 146% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Spreckels Sugar
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 211 inj
- SIZE ~504 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Spreckels Sugar (0.0 TCR gap)
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Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Sweetener Prod
Sweetener Products Company
6.5 TCR
- This site
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
6.1 TCR
- Spreckels Suga
Spreckels Sugar
6.1 TCR
- Schafer Gear W
Schafer Gear Works - Roscoe
6 TCR
- The Amalgamate
The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC
5.9 TCR
What this shows Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative averages 6.1 TCR (146% of the Beet sugar refining BLS benchmark).
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative TCR series: 2016=7.7 · 2017=6.6 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=8.8 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=6.9 · 2023=3 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 4.2
Where Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative falls in its industry
44 Beet sugar refining establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to North Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Beet sugar refining employers in North Dakota.
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative has more employees than the Beet sugar refining median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 36 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311313 · ND · Wahpeton
44 Beet sugar refining employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,696 rated employers in North Dakota with headcount on file · 39 employers in Wahpeton, ND · 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 Sugar | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schafer Gear Works - Roscoe | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sweetener Products Company | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center | 507 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch | 500 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodrich - Cargo Systems | 490 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Basin Electric Power Cooperative - Headquarters Office | 519 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CDI Services | 298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ContiTech USA, Inc. | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bobcat Doosan Wahpeton | 211 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WCCO Belting Inc | 198 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Beverage Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Quad-R Inc. dba RAE Products | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Worthington Steel Company Chicago | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Modern Industries, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chef's Warehouse-Bronx | 504 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FV Northland Medical Center | 504 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walt Disney Travel Co., LLC | 504 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pursuit Boats | 504 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.