Transportation departments, nonoperating · Minnesota
MnDOT - District 4
Detroit Lakes, MN · ~273 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MnDOT - District 4 runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Transportation departments, nonoperating workplace, earning a grade D.
MnDOT - District 4: 4.8 TCR = 151% of Transportation departments, nonoperating BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MnDOT - District 4 safety composite
MnDOT - District 4 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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 4.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−3.0
2018→2024
MnDOT - District 4 injury rate improved
MnDOT - District 4's TCR fell 3.0 from 7.5 in 2018 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.5 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 926120 · Detroit Lakes, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 151% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO KYTC District 8
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~273 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: KYTC District 8 (0.0 TCR gap)
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MnDOT - District 4 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
MnDOT - District 4
4.8 TCR
- KYTC District
KYTC District 8
4.8 TCR
- D9 Materials L
D9 Materials Laboratory
4.8 TCR
- Dept. of Tran
Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (50)
4.8 TCR
- District 12
District 12
4.8 TCR
What this shows MnDOT - District 4 averages 4.8 TCR (151% of the Transportation departments, nonoperating BLS benchmark).
MnDOT - District 4 TCR series: 2018=7.5 · 2019=9 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.2
Where MnDOT - District 4 falls in its industry
208 Transportation departments, no establishmentsSafer than 35% 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 #4 safest of 9 Transportation departments, no employers in Minnesota.
MnDOT - District 4 has more employees than the Transportation departments, nonoperating 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 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
926120 · MN · Detroit Lakes
208 Transportation departments, nonoperating 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 | KYTC District 8 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D9 Materials Laboratory | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (50) | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | District 12 | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 6458-ZMIN | 273 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Star Tribune Media Company, LLC - Heritage Plant | 273 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ISD 728 Elk River School District Handke | 273 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Edina ISD #273 District Office-Edina ISD #273-Edina High School | 273 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 | Public Works | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Siskiyou Telephone | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lakeside Moulding | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Victory Sign Industries | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cassavant Machining, Inc | 273 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Land O'Frost Lansing | 273 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wirtgen America | 273 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carolina Canners, Inc. (Cheraw) | 273 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.