Construction management, highway, road, street and bridge · Minnesota
Public Works Department
Rochester, MN · ~100 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Works Department runs at 194% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Construction management, highway, road, street and bridge workplace, earning a grade D.
Public Works Department: 5.4 TCR = 194% of Construction management, highway, road, street and bridge BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Works Department safety composite
Public Works Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−3.8
2017→2024
Public Works Department injury rate improved
Public Works Department's TCR fell 3.8 from 6.8 in 2017 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.8 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=7.7 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Rochester, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 194% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #70/107
- PHOTO Robertson Contractor…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Robertson Contractors, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Public Works Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ames Plant
Ames Plant
5.5 TCR
- This site
Public Works Department
5.4 TCR
- Robertson Cont
Robertson Contractors, Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Beniach Constr
Beniach Construction Company Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Noel J. Brunel
Noel J. Brunell & Son, Inc.
5.4 TCR
What this shows Public Works Department averages 5.4 TCR (194% of the Construction management, highway, road, street and bridge BLS benchmark).
Public Works Department TCR series: 2017=6.8 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=7.7 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=3 · BLS 2.8
Where Public Works Department falls in its industry
4,078 Construction management, highw establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #70 safest of 107 Construction management, highw employers in Minnesota.
Public Works Department has more employees than the Construction management, highway, road, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · MN · Rochester
4,078 Construction management, highway, road, street and bridge employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 290 employers in Rochester, 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 | Robertson Contractors, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beniach Construction Company Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Noel J. Brunell & Son, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ames Plant | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WARNING LITES OF MN | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rochester Plumbing & Heating | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nasseff Plumbing and Heating, Inc. | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Clinic Rochester | 38,233 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olmsted County | 1,304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Collaborative Services, LLC | 1,051 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS | 823 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Winchester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #173 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Novinger's Inc | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kudzu Millwork | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | San Clemente Headquarters | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1027 Phoenix | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rouses Market #32 | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marshall County Healthcare Center | 100 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.