Breakfast cereals manufacturing · Minnesota
Northfield South Distribution Center
Northfield, MN · ~21 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northfield South Distribution Center runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Breakfast cereals manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Northfield South Distribution Center: 1.9 TCR = 58% of Breakfast cereals manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northfield South Distribution Center safety composite
Northfield South Distribution Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.0
2016→2024
Northfield South Distribution Center injury rate improved
Northfield South Distribution Center's TCR fell 7.0 from 7.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311230 · Northfield, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Tremonton Mill
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tremonton Mill (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northfield South Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northfield South Distribution Center
1.9 TCR
- Tremonton Mill
Tremonton Mill
1.9 TCR
- Campbell Mill
Campbell Mill Northfield MN
1.8 TCR
- General Mills
General Mills Cedar Rapids Iowa
1.8 TCR
- Northfield Nor
Northfield North Distribution Center
1.8 TCR
What this shows Northfield South Distribution Center averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the Breakfast cereals manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Northfield South Distribution Center TCR series: 2016=7 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Northfield South Distribution Center falls in its industry
60 Breakfast cereals manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 65% 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 #4 safest of 5 Breakfast cereals manufacturin employers in Minnesota.
Northfield South 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 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 | Tremonton Mill | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Campbell Mill Northfield MN | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Mills Cedar Rapids Iowa | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northfield North Distribution Center | 1.8 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 | 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 | Ferry Electric Company | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sisters of Charity, Entire Campus | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ward Electric Company, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WCAT Enid | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Industrial Gas Engineering Co., Inc. | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Volunteer Energy Cooperative - Crossville | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sweet Metal Finishing, Inc. | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tim Healey Way | 21 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.