Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing · Minnesota
Munson Lakes Nutrition
Howard Lake, MN · ~46 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Munson Lakes Nutrition runs at 205% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Munson Lakes Nutrition: 8.0 TCR = 205% of Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Munson Lakes Nutrition safety composite
Munson Lakes Nutrition scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
Munson Lakes Nutrition: 6.4 → 7.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
Munson Lakes Nutrition's TCR rose 1.4 from 6.4 in 2017 to 7.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Howard Lake, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 205% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #27/28
- PHOTO Akron
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Akron (0.0 TCR gap)
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Munson Lakes Nutrition in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Sheldon North
Sheldon North
8.1 TCR
- This site
Munson Lakes Nutrition
8 TCR
- Akron
Akron
8 TCR
- SC BAKERY MEAL
SC BAKERY MEAL-EST
8 TCR
- Rangen Inc
Rangen Inc
7.9 TCR
What this shows Munson Lakes Nutrition averages 8.0 TCR (205% of the Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Munson Lakes Nutrition TCR series: 2017=6.4 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=7.6 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=12.8 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=7.8 · BLS 3.9
Where Munson Lakes Nutrition falls in its industry
756 Animal feed mills (except dog establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 28 Animal feed mills (except dog employers in Minnesota.
Munson Lakes Nutrition has more employees than the Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · MN · Howard Lake
756 Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 13 employers in Howard Lake, 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 | Akron | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SC BAKERY MEAL-EST | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sheldon North | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rangen Inc | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Canby | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elk River Municipal Utilities | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rogers | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | District Energy Saint Paul | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dura Supreme | 516 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Forsman Farms | 193 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howard Lake Branch | 190 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake | 58 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Garden View Care Center of Chesterfield | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Terry's Colorado Home Supply | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Laurels of Hillsboro | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | King's Cedar Rapids Block | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Meadowdale Elementary School | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Farrelli's Lacey | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 59th and Bell | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Freightliner of Elkton | 46 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.