Distribution line, sewer and water, construction · Minnesota

Schumacher Excavating Inc

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Zumbrota, MN · ~30 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 5.8
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Schumacher Excavating Inc runs at 209% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution line, sewer and water, construction workplace, earning a grade F.

Schumacher Excavating Inc: 5.8 TCR = 209% of Distribution line, sewer and water, construction BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Schumacher Excavating Inc safety composite

Schumacher Excavating Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).

27/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.84 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.9 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 52% 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

Schumacher Excavating Inc: 0.0 → 11.7 TCR

Peak year 2021 @ 11.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2021

Schumacher Excavating Inc's TCR rose 11.7 from 0.0 in 2018 to 11.7 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237110 · Zumbrota, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 209% of ind

DART 3.9 DART
RANK #22/32
PHOTO Smith & Brown Contra…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~30 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Smith & Brown Contractors Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Schumacher Excavating Inc averages 5.8 TCR (209% of the Distribution line, sewer and water, construction BLS benchmark).

Schumacher Excavating Inc TCR series: 2018=0 · 2021=11.7 · BLS 2.8

Where Schumacher Excavating Inc falls in its industry

1,614 Distribution line, sewer and w establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 32 Distribution line, sewer and w employers in Minnesota.

Schumacher Excavating Inc (30 employees, TCR 5.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Schumacher Excavating Inc has fewer employees than the Distribution line, sewer and water, cons 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
2021	11.7	3.9	3	0	0
2018	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237110 · MN · Zumbrota

1,614 Distribution line, sewer and water, construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 22 employers in Zumbrota, 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	Smith & Brown Contractors Inc	HARRISON, OH	5.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Flowline Contractors, Inc.	SACRAMENTO, CA	5.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Weber Field Crews	ORMOND BEACH, FL	5.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Texas	JUSTIN, TX	5.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Nelson Nursery	ZIMMERMAN	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Northern Plains Dairy	ST PETER	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	United Dairy, Westland Dairy	RICHMOND	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Pipestone Grow Finish	PIPESTONE	30 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ingredients - Cheese - Zumbrota MN	Zumbrota	163 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Zumbrota, MN	Zumbrota	143 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Zumbrota Health Services	Zumbrota	89 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Zumbrota Drivetrain	Zumbrota	75 FTE
NAT-TCR	4818-FJAC	Jacksonville, FL	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	1033 - Pocatello Id Whse	Pocatello, ID	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Volvo Penta Marine Products, LLC.	Lexington, TN	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Main Office	Uhland, TX	5.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	DeLong's, Inc. - Sedalia	Sedalia, MO	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Kenosha Hospice	Kenosha, WI	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Topeka Hospice	Topeka, KS	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ViaQuest HealthCare Central	Dublin, OH	30 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: 2021, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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