Breakfast cereals manufacturing · Minnesota
Northfield North Distribution Center
Northfield, MN · ~39 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northfield North Distribution Center runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Breakfast cereals manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Northfield North Distribution Center: 1.8 TCR = 53% of Breakfast cereals manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northfield North Distribution Center safety composite
Northfield North Distribution Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
Northfield North Distribution Center: 0.0 → 2.6 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 5.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.46× in 2024
Northfield North Distribution Center's TCR rose 2.6 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311230 · Northfield, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 53% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO CEDAR RAPIDS IA (QU…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CEDAR RAPIDS IA (QUAKER) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northfield North Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northfield North Distribution Center
1.8 TCR
- Campbell Mill
Campbell Mill Northfield MN
1.8 TCR
- General Mills
General Mills Cedar Rapids Iowa
1.8 TCR
- CEDAR RAPIDS
CEDAR RAPIDS IA (QUAKER)
1.7 TCR
- Asheboro Mill
Asheboro Mill
1.7 TCR
What this shows Northfield North Distribution Center averages 1.8 TCR (53% of the Breakfast cereals manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Northfield North Distribution Center TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Northfield North Distribution Center falls in its industry
60 Breakfast cereals manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Breakfast cereals manufacturin employers in Minnesota.
Northfield North Distribution Center has fewer employees than the Breakfast cereals manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311230 · MN · Northfield
60 Breakfast cereals manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 66 employers in Northfield, 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 | CEDAR RAPIDS IA (QUAKER) | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Campbell Mill Northfield MN | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Mills Cedar Rapids Iowa | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Asheboro Mill | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Detroit Lakes Hatchery | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Your Home Improvement Company - St Cloud | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AP Shared Services | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Olaf College | 1,917 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carleton College | 1,598 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northfield Hospital + Clinics- Campus | 620 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THREE LINKS | 335 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 420-Indianapolis | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brownlee Trucking, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monroe Township Middle School | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shrock Premier Custom Construction, LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | J.H. Stevedoring Company, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linear Electric | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Green Lane | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Electro-Term, Inc. | 39 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.