Potatoes, peeled or cut, manufacturing · Minnesota
Northern Star Co.
Chaska, MN · ~327 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northern Star Co. runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Potatoes, peeled or cut, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Northern Star Co.: 3.9 TCR = 96% of Potatoes, peeled or cut, manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northern Star Co. safety composite
Northern Star Co. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.8
2017→2023
Northern Star Co. injury rate improved
Northern Star Co.'s TCR fell 1.8 from 2.7 in 2017 to 0.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.7 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311991 · Chaska, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 96% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Vinyard Fruit & Vege…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 99 inj
- SIZE ~327 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vinyard Fruit & Vegetable Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northern Star Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northern Star Co.
3.9 TCR
- Vinyard Fruit
Vinyard Fruit & Vegetable Company
3.9 TCR
- McKinney
McKinney
3.9 TCR
- Traditions Pre
Traditions Prepared Meals
3.9 TCR
- Field Roast
Field Roast
3.9 TCR
What this shows Northern Star Co. averages 3.9 TCR (96% of the Potatoes, peeled or cut, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Northern Star Co. TCR series: 2017=2.7 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=3 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=0.9 · BLS 4.1
Where Northern Star Co. falls in its industry
376 Potatoes, peeled or cut, manuf establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Potatoes, peeled or cut, manuf employers in Minnesota.
Northern Star Co. has more employees than the Potatoes, peeled or cut, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311991 · MN · Chaska
376 Potatoes, peeled or cut, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 87 employers in Chaska, 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 | Vinyard Fruit & Vegetable Company | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McKinney | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Traditions Prepared Meals | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Field Roast | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2200 - Fridley | 327 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kenny's Candy and Confections | 326 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Perrigo : Minnesota (PMN) | 326 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Plant | 326 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Diagnostics : Beckman Coulter - Chaska | 917 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lake Region Medical | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Entegris - Chaska | 731 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Administration | 596 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Searcy Dirt Cheap | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pasumm-E81-Summit Pittsburgh | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lawrence Clinic | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TPA Tampa | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | L'Oreal - Franklin Manufacturing | 327 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Market Basket #69 | 327 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern States Corporate Office Building | 327 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Streamlight, Inc. | 327 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.