Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) · Minnesota
Police Department
Owatonna, MN · ~43 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Police Department runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) workplace, earning a grade D.
Police Department: 5.5 TCR = 172% of Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Police Department safety composite
Police Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−7.9
2017→2024
Police Department injury rate improved
Police Department's TCR fell 7.9 from 10.2 in 2017 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.2 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=10.5 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=7.2 · 2023=6.9 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Owatonna, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 172% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #17/71
- PHOTO Scott County Law Enf…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Scott County Law Enforcement Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Police Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Police Department
5.5 TCR
- Scott County L
Scott County Law Enforcement Center
5.5 TCR
- Public Safety
Public Safety Department
5.5 TCR
- Public Safety
Public Safety Center
5.5 TCR
- SHERIFF-SHERIF
SHERIFF-SHERIFF
5.5 TCR
What this shows Police Department averages 5.5 TCR (172% of the Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) BLS benchmark).
Police Department TCR series: 2017=10.2 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=10.5 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=7.2 · 2023=6.9 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Police Department falls in its industry
716 Police departments (except Ame establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 71 Police departments (except Ame employers in Minnesota.
Police Department has fewer employees than the Police departments (except American Indi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · MN · Owatonna
716 Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 122 employers in Owatonna, 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 | Scott County Law Enforcement Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Safety Department | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Safety Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SHERIFF-SHERIFF | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Edina Service Center | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wigen Water Technologies | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar Multi-Family - Central (MN) | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Downtown & Remote | 1,694 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 27-321862189 | 1,465 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Viracon | 1,084 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Truth Hardware | 631 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Victus Group/Holiday Inn Express & Suites Clovis | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USA MD Hagerstown Plant | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Woods Manor | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sedalia Hatchery | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Montgomery NY | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | L & L Construction, Inc. | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Ring | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Asphalt and Concrete Inc. | 43 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.