Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing · Minnesota
Primary Automation Systems, Inc
Ham Lake, MN · ~40 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Primary Automation Systems, Inc runs at 306% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Primary Automation Systems, Inc: 10.1 TCR = 306% of Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Primary Automation Systems, Inc safety composite
Primary Automation Systems, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Primary Automation Systems, Inc: 3.7 → 5.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 22.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2024
Primary Automation Systems, Inc's TCR rose 1.5 from 3.7 in 2019 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 22.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Ham Lake, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.1 · 306% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #81/89
- PHOTO Ironwood Industries
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ironwood Industries (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Minnesota employers → · Look up another →
Primary Automation Systems, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Primary Automation Systems, Inc
10.1 TCR
- Ironwood Indus
Ironwood Industries
10.1 TCR
- Viking Plastic
Viking Plastics Kentucky
10.1 TCR
- FDS Manufactur
FDS Manufacturing Co
10.1 TCR
- ABM by Prodex,
ABM by Prodex, LLC
10 TCR
What this shows Primary Automation Systems, Inc averages 10.1 TCR (306% of the Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Primary Automation Systems, Inc TCR series: 2019=3.7 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=10.5 · 2023=22.8 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Primary Automation Systems, Inc falls in its industry
2,838 Packaging, plastics (e.g., bli establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #81 safest of 89 Packaging, plastics (e.g., bli employers in Minnesota.
Primary Automation Systems, Inc has fewer employees than the Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubb median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MN · Ham Lake
2,838 Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 28 employers in Ham Lake, 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 | Ironwood Industries | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Viking Plastics Kentucky | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FDS Manufacturing Co | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABM by Prodex, LLC | 10.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FDML TW Shop - SE 0010 | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sleepy Eye Feedmill | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forsman Farms HL | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Perham Breeders | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CECO Concrete : Minneapolis | 129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Quality Cleaning Inc. DBA QC Companies | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cool Air Mechanical Inc | 104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McKinley Elementary | 80 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | West Paw, Inc. | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Winston-Salem | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Reedsport | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Generations of Red Bay, LLC | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cascade Hollow Distilling Company | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hussmann Services Corporation - Wixom | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thompson, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Victus Sports, LLC | 40 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.