Automobile dealers, new only or new and used · Minnesota
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen
Maplewood, MN · ~65 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Automobile dealers, new only or new and used workplace, earning a grade D.
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen: 4.3 TCR = 126% of Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen safety composite
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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)
- F 4.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen: 0.0 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 8.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen's TCR rose 1.8 from 0.0 in 2020 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 441110 · Maplewood, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 126% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #131/240
- PHOTO STOKES HODGES AIKEN …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: STOKES HODGES AIKEN II, INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen
4.3 TCR
- STOKES HODGES
STOKES HODGES AIKEN II, INC
4.3 TCR
- Jack Powell Ch
Jack Powell Chrysler-Dodge Inc
4.3 TCR
- CHECKERED FLAG
CHECKERED FLAG HONDA
4.3 TCR
- 2335
2335
4.3 TCR
What this shows Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen averages 4.3 TCR (126% of the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS benchmark).
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.4
Where Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen falls in its industry
2,847 Automobile dealers, new only o establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #131 safest of 240 Automobile dealers, new only o employers in Minnesota.
Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen has fewer employees than the Automobile dealers, new only or new and median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
441110 · MN · Maplewood
2,847 Automobile dealers, new only or new and used employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 122 employers in Maplewood, 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 | STOKES HODGES AIKEN II, INC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jack Powell Chrysler-Dodge Inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CHECKERED FLAG HONDA | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2335 | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Prairie | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hibbing Public Utilities | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Virginia Public Utilities | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Utility Services Inc-MN-Lakeville | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3M Center | 15,771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FV St. John's Hospital | 2,053 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FV St Johns Hospital | 2,020 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. John's Hospital | 1,574 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Runnings of Sioux Falls | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Equipment Technology, LLC. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OH101 Strongsville WH | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1913 - Munster | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Black River Imaging | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ASAP Installations LLC | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centrifugal Castings, Inc. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bestmark National LLC | 65 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.