Barrels, new and reconditioned, merchant wholesalers · Minnesota

North Central Containers of New Ulm

New Ulm, MN · ~21 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
20.4
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

North Central Containers of New Ulm runs at 929% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Barrels, new and reconditioned, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

North Central Containers of New Ulm: 20.4 TCR = 929% of Barrels, new and reconditioned, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

North Central Containers of New Ulm safety composite

North Central Containers of New Ulm scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).

F

16/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 20.43 per 100 workers

Safer than 0% of industry peers

DART rate
F 6.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% 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

−16.1

2022→2023

North Central Containers of New Ulm injury rate improved

North Central Containers of New Ulm's TCR fell 16.1 from 28.5 in 2022 to 12.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 28.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=28.5 · 2023=12.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423840 · New Ulm, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 20.4 · 929% of ind

  • DART 6.2 DART
  • RANK #33/33
  • PHOTO National City Branch
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~21 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: National City Branch (1.6 TCR gap)

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North Central Containers of New Ulm in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows North Central Containers of New Ulm averages 20.4 TCR (929% of the Barrels, new and reconditioned, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

North Central Containers of New Ulm TCR series: 2022=28.5 · 2023=12.4 · BLS 2.2

Where North Central Containers of New Ulm falls in its industry

589 Barrels, new and reconditioned establishments

Safer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 33 Barrels, new and reconditioned employers in Minnesota.

North Central Containers of New Ulm (21 employees, TCR 20.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,000 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate North Central Containers of New Ulm
North Central Containers of New Ulm (21 employees, TCR 20.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 2.5

North Central Containers of New Ulm has fewer employees than the Barrels, new and reconditioned, merchant median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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
2023 12.4 6.2 2 0 0
2022 28.5 22.8 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423840 · MN · New Ulm

589 Barrels, new and reconditioned, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 79 employers in New Ulm, 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 National City Branch 18.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tunnel Barrel & Drum co. Inc. 18.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR 3819_7263 18.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR KC/GHQ 17.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Winthrop Agronomy 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE Donahues Greenhouse 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE M7 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE MNLOG-SEL-SEL MN LOGISTICS' 21 FTE
CITY-NEAR J&R Schugel Trucking, Inc. 926 FTE
CITY-NEAR New Ulm 722 FTE
CITY-NEAR New Ulm Medical Center 640 FTE
CITY-NEAR Martin Luther College 441 FTE
NAT-TCR 172409-East Chicago Po 20.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Clow Roofing & Siding Company 20.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Momence Meadows 20.4 TCR
NAT-TCR 173590-Hmd-Hessville Sta 20.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Batavia DC 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE NRC NY Environmental Services - Buffalo 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hampton Inn 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE Dickinson Feed 21 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.