Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade · Minnesota
Preferred Powder Coating
Elk River, MN · ~57 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Preferred Powder Coating runs at 203% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Preferred Powder Coating: 6.7 TCR = 203% of Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Preferred Powder Coating safety composite
Preferred Powder Coating scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.9
2018→2024
Preferred Powder Coating injury rate improved
Preferred Powder Coating's TCR fell 2.9 from 10.3 in 2018 to 7.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=10.3 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=7.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Elk River, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 203% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #10/14
- PHOTO Holscher Products Inc
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Holscher Products Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Preferred Powder Coating in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Preferred Powder Coating
6.7 TCR
- Holscher Produ
Holscher Products Inc
6.7 TCR
- AZZ CGR (Catoo
AZZ CGR (Catoosa)
6.7 TCR
- Beaver Dam Eas
Beaver Dam East
6.7 TCR
- Attala Steel I
Attala Steel Industries
6.7 TCR
What this shows Preferred Powder Coating averages 6.7 TCR (203% of the Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Preferred Powder Coating TCR series: 2018=10.3 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Preferred Powder Coating falls in its industry
646 Aluminum coating of metal prod establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 14 Aluminum coating of metal prod employers in Minnesota.
Preferred Powder Coating has fewer employees than the Aluminum coating of metal products for t median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · MN · Elk River
646 Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 102 employers in Elk River, 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 | Holscher Products Inc | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AZZ CGR (Catoosa) | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beaver Dam East | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Attala Steel Industries | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Maintenance & Mechanical, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TCC-Blaine | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Shore Track Services | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aid Electric Corporation | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3209 | 437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sherburne County Government Center - General | 418 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3209 | 387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sherburne County Government Center | 367 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | G&M Distributors | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Enterprise Enid Plant | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hospice & Palliative Care Palmetto Region- Fort Mill | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franciscan Health Crawfordsville | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PNC Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Home Office | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mitsubishi Electric US Inc.-13 | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roseville | 57 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.