Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Minnesota
North Metro Saw Inc.
Cambridge, MN · ~23 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
North Metro Saw Inc. runs at 268% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
North Metro Saw Inc.: 8.8 TCR = 268% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
North Metro Saw Inc. safety composite
North Metro Saw Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
North Metro Saw Inc.: 4.1 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 18.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
North Metro Saw Inc.'s TCR rose 2.8 from 4.1 in 2017 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 18.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Cambridge, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 268% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #19/38
- PHOTO Precision Steel, LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Precision Steel, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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North Metro Saw Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Precision Stee
Precision Steel, LLC
8.9 TCR
- Endres Manufac
Endres Manufacturing Co.
8.9 TCR
- This site
North Metro Saw Inc.
8.8 TCR
- The Butler Wel
The Butler Weldments Corporation
8.8 TCR
- Tower Steel Se
Tower Steel Services, Inc.
8.8 TCR
What this shows North Metro Saw Inc. averages 8.8 TCR (268% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
North Metro Saw Inc. TCR series: 2017=4.1 · 2018=8.7 · 2019=17.4 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=18.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=11 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.3
Where North Metro Saw Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 38 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Minnesota.
North Metro Saw Inc. has fewer employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a higher 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 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17.4 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · MN · Cambridge
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 75 employers in Cambridge, 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 | Precision Steel, LLC | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Butler Weldments Corporation | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tower Steel Services, Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Endres Manufacturing Co. | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brooten | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Dairy, Alpha Foods, LLP | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MNHT-SEL-HIGHWAY 12' | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fergus Falls CSC | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cambridge Medical Center | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2352 | 460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2352 | 399 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Isanti County Government Center | 309 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ann Arbor Sales Branch | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Delta Tube and Fabricating | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stone Interiors Kenner | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Joliet Township High School District 204 - Transportation Center | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SeaGate Terminals Virginia | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Heat Treating Corporation | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2006 - El Centro | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ace Truck Equipment Co. | 23 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.