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S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis

Name: S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis Workplace Safety Data
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Minneapolis, MN · ~119 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.7
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical industry workplace, earning a grade C.

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis: 2.7 TCR = 105% of industry BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis safety composite

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% 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).

59/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 64% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.73 per 100 workers

Safer than 60% 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%).

Rising injury rate

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis: 0.0 → 0.7 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 7.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.27× in 2019

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis's TCR rose 0.7 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.7 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.7 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562920 · Minneapolis, MN ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 105% of ind

DART 0.7 DART
RANK #3/10
PHOTO S07503 - WM of Dalla…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 9 inj
SIZE ~119 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: S07503 - WM of Dallas Metroplex MRF (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis averages 2.7 TCR (105% of the industry BLS benchmark).

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=7.7 · 2019=0.7 · BLS 2.6

Where S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis falls in its industry

422 industry establishments

Safer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 industry employers in Minnesota.

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis (119 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 3.8

S05870 - Twin Cities MRF - Minneapolis has more employees than the industry 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
2019	0.7	0.7	1	0
2018	7.7	0.0	6	5
2017	2.5	2.5	2	0
2016	0.0	0.0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562920 · MN · Minneapolis

422 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 1,321 employers in Minneapolis, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	S07503 - WM of Dallas Metroplex MRF	DALLAS, TX	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Midwest Fiber, Inc. of Decatur - Normal	NORMAL, IL	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S09858 - Davis Street OMRF	SAN LEANDRO, CA	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Houston MRF	HOUSTON, TX	2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Rice Companies Inc.	SAUK RAPIDS	119 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lindsay Windows Minnesota	NORTH MANKATO	119 FTE
STATE-SIZE	WSI Industries, Inc.	MONTICELLO	119 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sonny's Hydra-Flex Backroom	SAVAGE	119 FTE
CITY-NEAR	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	Minneapolis	22,522 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MN950 MN TELECOMMUTER	Minneapolis	12,021 FTE
CITY-NEAR	0501 - City Center	Minneapolis	8,459 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hennepin County Medical Center	Minneapolis	7,030 FTE
NAT-TCR	6962-Abs 0028 0597	Irvine, CA	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	5472-Swy 0035 4002	Burke, VA	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0020 3617	Arlington, TX	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0017 2676	Mesa, AZ	2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	1004 Cornerstone Blvd	Downingtown, PA	119 FTE
NAT-SIZE	MI 24744 Eureka Road	Taylor, MI	119 FTE
NAT-SIZE	AL 7027 Old Madison Pike NW	Huntsville, AL	119 FTE
NAT-SIZE	4054-Abs 0016 0004	Phoenix, AZ	119 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.