School bus services · Minnesota
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc.
North Mankato, MN · ~108 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical School bus services workplace, earning a grade D.
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc.: 7.9 TCR = 175% of School bus services BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. safety composite
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
−7.2
2022→2024
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. injury rate improved
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc.'s TCR fell 7.2 from 13.9 in 2022 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=13.9 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=6.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485410 · North Mankato, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 7.9 · 175% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #37/45
- PHOTO STA - Hempfield
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~108 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: STA - Hempfield (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc.
7.9 TCR
- STA - Hempfiel
STA - Hempfield
7.9 TCR
- 2662-4060
2662-4060
7.9 TCR
- First Student
First Student Princeton
7.9 TCR
- 533020-Katy |
533020-Katy | TX | 533020
7.9 TCR
What this shows Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. averages 7.9 TCR (175% of the School bus services BLS benchmark).
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. TCR series: 2022=13.9 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. falls in its industry
1,574 School bus services establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 45 School bus services employers in Minnesota.
Palmer Bus Service of Mankato, Inc. has more employees than the School bus services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485410 · MN · North Mankato
1,574 School bus services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 57 employers in North Mankato, 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 | STA - Hempfield | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2662-4060 | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | First Student Princeton | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 533020-Katy | TX | 533020 | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gordon Construction of Mahnomen, Inc | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kraemer North America - MN All Others | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gartner Refrigeration | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FUN.com Inc | 776 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Occasions Group Inc. - 0156-MNNO3 | 542 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Occasions Group - MN - 0156 | 404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Graphics Commercial - 0027-MNNO10 | 349 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3902 N Oklahoma City | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4726 Tulalip | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nyu - 3rd North | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Midway Dairy LLC | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Al's V, Inc. | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Al's IV, Inc. | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5363 Lathrop Idc West | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1052 San Luis Obispo | 108 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.