Food inspection agencies · Minnesota
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory
St Paul, MN · ~48 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory runs at 20% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Food inspection agencies workplace, earning a grade A.
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory: 0.6 TCR = 20% of Food inspection agencies BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory safety composite
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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
−2.6
2017→2024
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory injury rate improved
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory's TCR fell 2.6 from 2.6 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.6 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 926140 · St Paul, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 20% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P93
- PHOTO Agricultural Commiss…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Agricultural Commissioner & Sealer of Weights and Measures (0.3 TCR gap)
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MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- DAG001 Dept of
DAG001 Dept of Agriculture
1.5 TCR
- OCPW Ag Commis
OCPW Ag Commissioner
1.1 TCR
- Agricultural C
Agricultural Commissioner & Sealer of Weights and Measures
0.9 TCR
- This site
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory
0.6 TCR
- AGRICULTURA MU 0.3
AGRICULTURA MUNICIPAL
0.3 TCR
What this shows MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory averages 0.6 TCR (20% of the Food inspection agencies BLS benchmark).
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory TCR series: 2017=2.6 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.2
Where MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory falls in its industry
30 Food inspection agencies establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
MN Department of Agriculture Laboratory has fewer employees than the Food inspection agencies median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
926140 · MN · St Paul
30 Food inspection agencies employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 230 employers in St Paul, 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 | Agricultural Commissioner & Sealer of Weights and Measures | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AGRICULTURA MUNICIPAL | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OCPW Ag Commissioner | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DAG001 Dept of Agriculture | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Waukon | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Swenoda | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Region Cooperative - SE Agronomy East/BCA/Shop | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2101-Redwood Falls, MN | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1010 REGIONS HOSPITAL | 5,313 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HPI-Ramsey | 5,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Travelers St Paul Office | 2,256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marsden Bldg Maintenance | 1,800 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DPR Construction - Phoenix | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Telamon Corporation - Dayton | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Packaging Inc Port Allen LA | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lombard | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | WD Malone Trucking & Excavating, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Belleville Facility | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Timber Producers Selma Sawmill Division, LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Portland Columbia Blvd | 48 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.