Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) · Minnesota
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc.
St. Paul, MN · ~58 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. runs at 625% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) workplace, earning a grade F.
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc.: 20.6 TCR = 625% of Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. safety composite
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 18.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc.: 17.6 → 25.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 37.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.91× in 2024
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc.'s TCR rose 8.0 from 17.6 in 2017 to 25.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 37.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · St. Paul, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.6 · 625% of ind
- DART 18.8 DART
- RANK #10/12
- PHOTO Eureka Foundry Company
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 80 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Eureka Foundry Company (0.1 TCR gap)
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Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Manitowoc Grey
Manitowoc Grey Iron Foundry
21.5 TCR
- This site
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc.
20.6 TCR
- Eureka Foundry
Eureka Foundry Company
20.6 TCR
- Progressive Fo
Progressive Foundry
20.2 TCR
- Manchester Met
Manchester Metals, Inc
20.2 TCR
What this shows Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. averages 20.6 TCR (625% of the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS benchmark).
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. TCR series: 2017=17.6 · 2019=9.3 · 2020=15.1 · 2021=24.8 · 2022=15 · 2023=37.1 · 2024=25.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. falls in its industry
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 12 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile employers in Minnesota.
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. has fewer employees than the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, ma median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 25.6 | 18.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 37.1 | 20.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.0 | 6.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24.8 | 14.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.1 | 9.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17.6 | 12.2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · MN · St. Paul
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 370 employers in St. Paul, 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 | Eureka Foundry Company | 20.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Progressive Foundry | 20.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manchester Metals, Inc | 20.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manitowoc Grey Iron Foundry | 21.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vireo Health of MN - Otsego | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schwartz Farms SE Misc MN | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2101-Redwood Falls, MN (Monsanto Co.) | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Home Office | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YCID | 5,214 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boston Scientific CRM | 5,100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Hospital | 3,384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IT Campus | 2,409 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Reeds Ferry Small Buildings, Inc. | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | King Kullen #59 | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Caoal - Oakley | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Byrne Electrical Specialists - Lakeview | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. - Waverly | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Intrepid Electronic Systems, Inc. | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cape Leisure Silver Springs, LLC | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Chester | 58 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.