Dehydrating potato products (e.g., flakes, granules) · Minnesota
Northland Drying LLC
Arlington, MN · ~27 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northland Drying LLC runs at 405% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Dehydrating potato products (e.g., flakes, granules) workplace, earning a grade F.
Northland Drying LLC: 13.4 TCR = 405% of Dehydrating potato products (e.g., flakes, granules) BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northland Drying LLC safety composite
Northland Drying LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% 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
Northland Drying LLC: 0.0 → 12.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 40.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Northland Drying LLC's TCR rose 12.7 from 0.0 in 2019 to 12.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 40.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311423 · Arlington, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.4 · 405% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO Idaho Pacific - Center
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Idaho Pacific - Center (0.1 TCR gap)
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Northland Drying LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- North Star Pro
North Star Processing, LLC
13.8 TCR
- This site
Northland Drying LLC
13.4 TCR
- Cresco Food Te
Cresco Food Technologies
13.4 TCR
- Idaho Pacific
Idaho Pacific - Center
13.3 TCR
- Frontier Soups
Frontier Soups
12.7 TCR
What this shows Northland Drying LLC averages 13.4 TCR (405% of the Dehydrating potato products (e.g., flakes, granules) BLS benchmark).
Northland Drying LLC TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=9.8 · 2021=40 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=12.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Northland Drying LLC falls in its industry
123 Dehydrating potato products (e establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Dehydrating potato products (e employers in Minnesota.
Northland Drying LLC has fewer employees than the Dehydrating potato products (e.g., flake median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 40.0 | 17.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311423 · MN · Arlington
123 Dehydrating potato products (e.g., flakes, granules) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 4 employers in Arlington, 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 | Idaho Pacific - Center | 13.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cresco Food Technologies | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North Star Processing, LLC | 13.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Frontier Soups | 12.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Featherstone Fruits and Vegetables LLC. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forest City Feedmill | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schwartz Farms PAP MN | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2011-Stanton, MN | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ridgeview Arlington | 130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Minnesota Region | 28 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Legends Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6962-SWY-0025-0025-01953 | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-SWY-0027-0027-01524 | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | preferred care at wall | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gamboa Electric Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Safespan Scaffolding, LLC | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KSW Construction | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northgate Hampton Inn & Suites | 27 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.