Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous · Minnesota
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management
Alexandria, MN · ~55 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management runs at 710% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous workplace, earning a grade F.
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management: 18.5 TCR = 710% of Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management safety composite
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management: 12.1 → 13.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 30.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2024
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management's TCR rose 1.2 from 12.1 in 2017 to 13.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 30.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562213 · Alexandria, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.5 · 710% of ind
- DART 11.6 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Therm Tec, Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 66 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Therm Tec, Inc. (5.4 TCR gap)
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Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Incinerator
Incinerator
26 TCR
- This site
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management
18.5 TCR
- Therm Tec, Inc
Therm Tec, Inc.
13.1 TCR
- Wilmarth Gen P
Wilmarth Gen Plant-KR
12 TCR
- Commerce Refus
Commerce Refuse-to-Energy Facility
10.8 TCR
What this shows Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management averages 18.5 TCR (710% of the Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous BLS benchmark).
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management TCR series: 2017=12.1 · 2018=19 · 2019=12.7 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=23.5 · 2022=30.5 · 2023=24.4 · 2024=13.3 · BLS 2.6
Where Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management falls in its industry
74 Solid waste combustors or inci establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Solid waste combustors or inci employers in Minnesota.
Pope Douglas Solid Waste Management has more employees than the Solid waste combustors or incinerators, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24.4 | 19.1 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30.5 | 14.4 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23.5 | 19.9 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.0 | 14.8 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562213 · MN · Alexandria
74 Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 86 employers in Alexandria, 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 | Therm Tec, Inc. | 13.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wilmarth Gen Plant-KR | 12.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Incinerator | 26.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Commerce Refuse-to-Energy Facility | 10.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Langhorst Pork, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gemko of Forest Lake dba WDI Company | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FCO Echo | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Melrose, MN (Arvig) | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Douglas County Hospital DBA Alomere Health | 923 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Douglas Machine Inc. | 750 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alexandria Extrusion Company | 400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alexandria Technical and Community College | 385 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Town of Essex | 18.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clark Industries, Inc | 18.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DC35 | 18.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mike McCall Landscape, Inc. | 18.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 468 Borg Warner - Bellwood | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 204 | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 03 Brewer | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Home Office | 55 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.