Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard · Minnesota
North Star Sheets, LLC
Cottage Grove, MN · ~75 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
North Star Sheets, LLC runs at 186% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard workplace, earning a grade D.
North Star Sheets, LLC: 6.1 TCR = 186% of Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
North Star Sheets, LLC safety composite
North Star Sheets, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
−0.8
2019→2024
North Star Sheets, LLC injury rate improved
North Star Sheets, LLC's TCR fell 0.8 from 5.8 in 2019 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.8 · 2020=8.8 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Cottage Grove, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 186% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #28/30
- PHOTO Rusken Packaging of …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rusken Packaging of Georgia Conyers location (0.0 TCR gap)
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North Star Sheets, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
North Star Sheets, LLC
6.1 TCR
- Rusken Packagi
Rusken Packaging of Georgia Conyers location
6.1 TCR
- OH030 Akron Co
OH030 Akron Container
6.1 TCR
- CL Rabb Inc
CL Rabb Inc
6.1 TCR
- PA018 Bradford
PA018 Bradford Container
6.1 TCR
What this shows North Star Sheets, LLC averages 6.1 TCR (186% of the Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
North Star Sheets, LLC TCR series: 2019=5.8 · 2020=8.8 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where North Star Sheets, LLC falls in its industry
1,338 Shipping containers, corrugate establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 30 Shipping containers, corrugate employers in Minnesota.
North Star Sheets, LLC has fewer employees than the Shipping containers, corrugated, made fr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · MN · Cottage Grove
1,338 Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 33 employers in Cottage Grove, 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 | Rusken Packaging of Georgia Conyers location | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OH030 Akron Container | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CL Rabb Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PA018 Bradford Container | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Crossroad Construction, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BCI Construction, Inc | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Asphalt Services, LLC | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M. G. McGrath, Inc. Glass & Glazing | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Renewal by Andersen | 1,281 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cottage Grove Site | 719 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Up North Plastics | 433 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Cottage Grove | 366 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Springhill Suites Waukegan | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodland Wood Preservers, Ltd | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mancor Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clearwing Productions Arizona LLC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta 03 HIS | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 246 - Decatur Management Contrct Il | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 101 Airline Dr Metairie La | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2581 Market Place St. Croix, WI | 75 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.