Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Minnesota

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc

Name: Peterson Sheet Metal Inc Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Bemidji, MN · ~127 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.3
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc: 4.3 TCR = 154% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc safety composite

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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).

45/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 4.32 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% 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%).

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc held a steady TCR band

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc's TCR held near 0.2 from 2.7 in 2021 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=2.7 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=2.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Bemidji, MN ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 154% of ind

DART 1.5 DART
RANK #64/153
PHOTO West Palm Beach
BOOK 3y book
INJ 16 inj
SIZE ~127 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: West Palm Beach (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Peterson Sheet Metal Inc averages 4.3 TCR (154% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc TCR series: 2021=2.7 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 2.8

Where Peterson Sheet Metal Inc falls in its industry

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishments

Safer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #64 safest of 153 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Minnesota.

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc (127 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Peterson Sheet Metal Inc has more employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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
2024	2.9	1.5	4
2023	7.3	0.8	9
2021	2.7	0.9	3

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · MN · Bemidji

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 109 employers in Bemidji, 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	West Palm Beach	LAKE PARK FL,, FL	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Excel Mechanical, Inc.	TUCSON, AZ	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	American Combustion Industries	GLENN DALE, MD	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Morelli Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.	NORTH CHARLESTON, SC	4.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	FERTILE BELTRAMI SCHOOL DISTRICT 599	FERTILE	127 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Brin Glass Service / Contract	MINNEAPOLIS	127 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sonus Interiors	GOLDEN VALLEY	127 FTE
STATE-SIZE	PIPESTONE SWIFT PORK COMPANY	PIPESTONE	127 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MN,BEMIDJI - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	Bemidji	1,008 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Bemidji State University	Bemidji	514 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MN,BEMIDJI - Medical Center Campus - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)	Bemidji	500 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 3233	Bemidji	393 FTE
NAT-TCR	UMass Memorial Health	Worcester, MA	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Store 9002 - Takoma Park	Takoma Park, MD	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Store 5171 - Horseheads	Horseheads, NY	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	0171 - Billings West	Billings, MT	4.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Cucamonga Valley Water District	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	127 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Regency at Livonia	Livonia, MI	127 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Davis Erection a Division of Topping Out Inc.	Gretna, NE	127 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0650 - Orlando Sand Lake Rd	Orlando, FL	127 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: 2024, 2023, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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