Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing · Minnesota
R&M Manufacturing
Buffalo, MN · ~106 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R&M Manufacturing runs at 130% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
R&M Manufacturing: 4.3 TCR = 130% of Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R&M Manufacturing safety composite
R&M Manufacturing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−3.6
2023→2024
R&M Manufacturing injury rate improved
R&M Manufacturing's TCR fell 3.6 from 6.1 in 2023 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=6.1 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Buffalo, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 130% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #19/41
- PHOTO Carter Day Internati…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~106 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carter Day International (0.0 TCR gap)
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R&M Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
R&M Manufacturing
4.3 TCR
- Carter Day Int
Carter Day International
4.3 TCR
- Dave Whipple S
Dave Whipple Sheet Metal, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Metal Componen
Metal Components LLC
4.3 TCR
- Aluminum Metal
Aluminum Metals Company
4.3 TCR
What this shows R&M Manufacturing averages 4.3 TCR (130% of the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
R&M Manufacturing TCR series: 2023=6.1 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where R&M Manufacturing falls in its industry
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stamp establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 41 Sheet metal work (except stamp employers in Minnesota.
R&M Manufacturing has more employees than the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · MN · Buffalo
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 74 employers in Buffalo, 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 | Carter Day International | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dave Whipple Sheet Metal, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Components LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aluminum Metals Company | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Modern Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Broadway Bakery - 5508 | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Granite-Tops | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TCP North | 106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health One Buffalo (Buffalo Hospital) | 532 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health One Buffalo | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1577 | 404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1577 | 320 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hajoca 528 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 045 - Van Nuys Ca | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Antioch | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BWI | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Metal Arc, Inc. | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Kensington | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valeron Strength Films | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cadiz Crude Fleet | 106 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.