Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Minnesota
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc.
Detroit Lakes, MN · ~22 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 24.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. runs at 741% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc.: 24.4 TCR = 741% of Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. safety composite
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 24.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−42.5
2018→2024
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. injury rate improved
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc.'s TCR fell 42.5 from 48.8 in 2018 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 48.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=48.8 · 2019=27.4 · 2022=20.4 · 2023=19.5 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332420 · Detroit Lakes, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 24.4 · 741% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #7/7
- PHOTO Highland Tank, LLC (…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Highland Tank, LLC (Watervliet, NY) (1.0 TCR gap)
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Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Highland Tank,
Highland Tank, LLC (Watervliet, NY)
25.5 TCR
- This site
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc.
24.4 TCR
- Buckeye Fabric
Buckeye Fabricating Company
20.2 TCR
- Tiger Tanks, I
Tiger Tanks, Inc.
19.2 TCR
- Savannah Tank
Savannah Tank and Equipment Corporation
19 TCR
What this shows Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. averages 24.4 TCR (741% of the Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. TCR series: 2018=48.8 · 2019=27.4 · 2022=20.4 · 2023=19.5 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. falls in its industry
355 Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manu establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 7 Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manu employers in Minnesota.
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc. has fewer employees than the Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.5 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27.4 | 4.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 48.8 | 4.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332420 · MN · Detroit Lakes
355 Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 86 employers in Detroit Lakes, 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 | Highland Tank, LLC (Watervliet, NY) | 25.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buckeye Fabricating Company | 20.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tiger Tanks, Inc. | 19.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Savannah Tank and Equipment Corporation | 19.0 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 | Saint Mary's Hospital Detroit Lakes | 511 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Marys Hospital - Detroit Lakes | 497 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Operations - Detroit Lakes, MN | 472 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BTD Manufacturing Detroit Lakes | 448 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Department | 24.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pisgah Valley Retirement Center | 24.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0184 Chatsworth | 24.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sierra Vista Behavioral Health Center | 24.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Panama City Store - #601 | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AmeriChem Systems Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | System Technologies, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rollstock | 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.