Academies, elementary or secondary · Minnesota
Rippleside Elementary School
Aitkin, MN · ~100 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rippleside Elementary School runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Academies, elementary or secondary workplace, earning a grade D.
Rippleside Elementary School: 2.6 TCR = 187% of Academies, elementary or secondary BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rippleside Elementary School safety composite
Rippleside Elementary School scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
Rippleside Elementary School: 3.0 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.29× in 2024
Rippleside Elementary School's TCR rose 2.1 from 3.0 in 2017 to 5.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Aitkin, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 2.6 · 187% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #558/1589
- PHOTO Roosevelt
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Roosevelt (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rippleside Elementary School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rippleside Elementary School
2.6 TCR
- Roosevelt
Roosevelt
2.6 TCR
- MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
2.6 TCR
- Ann H. Kilgore
Ann H. Kilgore Gifted Center
2.6 TCR
- Albert W. Patr
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary
2.6 TCR
What this shows Rippleside Elementary School averages 2.6 TCR (187% of the Academies, elementary or secondary BLS benchmark).
Rippleside Elementary School TCR series: 2017=3 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 1.4
Where Rippleside Elementary School falls in its industry
3,374 Academies, elementary or secon establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #558 safest of 1589 Academies, elementary or secon employers in Minnesota.
Rippleside Elementary School has more employees than the Academies, elementary or secondary median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · MN · Aitkin
3,374 Academies, elementary or secondary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 26 employers in Aitkin, 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 | Roosevelt | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MAINTENANCE | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ann H. Kilgore Gifted Center | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Albert W. Patrick III Elementary | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WARNING LITES OF MN | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works Department | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rochester Plumbing & Heating | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverwood Hospital | 373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverwood Healthcare Center - Hospital | 317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aitkin County | 242 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aitkin High School | 115 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Global Packaging Inc.- Phoenixville | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select Janitorial, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Doubletree Suites by Hilton Columbus Downtown | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PCPI Plastics, LLC | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LBH Community Gastroenterology | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Belstra Group Farms | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Signicast Hutchins | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Even Hotel and Tinley Park Convention 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.