Academies, college or university · Minnesota
Natural Resources Research Institute
Duluth, MN · ~125 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Natural Resources Research Institute runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade D.
Natural Resources Research Institute: 2.1 TCR = 150% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Natural Resources Research Institute safety composite
Natural Resources Research Institute scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Natural Resources Research Institute: 1.9 → 2.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 2.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2024
Natural Resources Research Institute's TCR rose 0.6 from 1.9 in 2018 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Duluth, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 2.1 · 150% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #30/47
- PHOTO Union College
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~125 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Union College (0.0 TCR gap)
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Natural Resources Research Institute in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Natural Resources Research Institute
2.1 TCR
- Union College
Union College
2.1 TCR
- Eastern Connec
Eastern Connecticut State University
2.1 TCR
- East Carolina
East Carolina University Health Sciences Campus
2.1 TCR
- MINNESOTA WEST
MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE Canby
2.1 TCR
What this shows Natural Resources Research Institute averages 2.1 TCR (150% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Natural Resources Research Institute TCR series: 2018=1.9 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=1 · 2021=1 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 1.4
Where Natural Resources Research Institute falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 47 Academies, college or universi employers in Minnesota.
Natural Resources Research Institute has fewer employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · MN · Duluth
347 Academies, college or university employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 340 employers in Duluth, 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 | Union College | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eastern Connecticut State University | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | East Carolina University Health Sciences Campus | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE Canby | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Golden Valley Svc Ctr (Bldg A) MNGV | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Coon Rapids | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TCC-Clearwater | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Office | 125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Mary's Medical Center | 3,230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth | 3,052 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Building D-Miller Dwan Medical Center | 1,880 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Minnesota Duluth | 1,701 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Silver Strike Casino, LLC dba Silver Strike Casino | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unified Packaging, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seaboard Foods Lp 46 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodland Face Veneer | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Palm Springs Healthcare | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Inline Plastics, Inc. | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Glass Craft Door Corporation | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AZ-MTUSA-ARIZONA | 125 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.