Machine shops · Minnesota

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC

Name: Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Minneapolis, MN · ~71 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.6
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade B.

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC: 2.6 TCR = 79% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC safety composite

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).

52/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.44 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% 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

−2.3

2018→2019

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC injury rate improved

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC's TCR fell 2.3 from 3.8 in 2018 to 1.4 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=3.8 · 2019=1.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Minneapolis, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 79% of ind

DART 1.4 DART
RANK #30/92
PHOTO Faztek LLC
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~71 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Faztek LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.6
Faztek LLC

2.6
110 Metalworks

2.6
C&H Machine

2.6
Turbo Machined

2.6

What this shows Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC averages 2.6 TCR (79% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC TCR series: 2018=3.8 · 2019=1.4 · BLS 3.3

Where Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 92 Machine shops employers in Minnesota.

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC (71 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Northwest Swiss-Matic, LLC has more employees than the Machine shops median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2019	1.4	1.4	0	1	0
2018	3.8	1.3	2	1	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · MN · Minneapolis

1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 1,321 employers in Minneapolis, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Faztek LLC	FORT WAYNE, IN	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	110 Metalworks, Inc	LIVERPOOL, NY	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	C&H Machine	ESCONDIDO, CA	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Turbo Machined Products	FRANKFORT, NY	2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Fagen, Inc.	GRANITE FALLS	71 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Rochester Office	ROCHESTER	71 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Donlar Construction Company	WAITE PARK	71 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hanson Silo Company	LAKE LILLIAN	71 FTE
CITY-NEAR	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	Minneapolis	22,522 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MN950 MN TELECOMMUTER	Minneapolis	12,021 FTE
CITY-NEAR	0501 - City Center	Minneapolis	8,459 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hennepin County Medical Center	Minneapolis	7,030 FTE
NAT-TCR	Regal Beloit America, Inc.	West Plains, MO	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Halverson Construction Company	Springfield, IL	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Meijer Inc 191	Plainwell, MI	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Cline Machine, Inc.	Tulsa, OK	2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Challenger Designs	Nappanee, IN	71 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Lowes Foods #234	Myrtle Beach, SC	71 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Phillips Medisize LLC - Phillips Medical Tech Drive	Menomonie, WI	71 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Solecon	Modesto, CA	71 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.