General services departments, government · Minnesota
Steele County
Owatonna, MN · ~296 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Steele County runs at 122% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade D.
Steele County: 3.9 TCR = 122% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Steele County safety composite
Steele County scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 50%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
Steele County: 3.1 → 8.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2024
Steele County's TCR rose 4.9 from 3.1 in 2017 to 8.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Owatonna, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 122% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #114/275
- PHOTO Randolph County Sher…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 52 inj
- SIZE ~296 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Randolph County Sheriff (0.0 TCR gap)
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Steele County in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Steele County
3.9 TCR
- Randolph Count
Randolph County Sheriff
3.9 TCR
- Wadena County
Wadena County Courthouse
3.9 TCR
- City of Fairba
City of Fairbank
3.9 TCR
- Town of Boonto
Town of Boonton Administration
3.9 TCR
What this shows Steele County averages 3.9 TCR (122% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Steele County TCR series: 2017=3.1 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=8 · BLS 3.2
Where Steele County falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #114 safest of 275 General services departments, employers in Minnesota.
Steele County has more employees than the General services departments, government median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · MN · Owatonna
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 122 employers in Owatonna, 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 | Randolph County Sheriff | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wadena County Courthouse | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Fairbank | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Boonton Administration | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 0004 - Duluth | 296 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spring Lake Park High School | 296 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCiRoads LLC | 297 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Genz-Ryan Plumbing and Heating | 297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Downtown & Remote | 1,694 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 27-321862189 | 1,465 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Viracon | 1,084 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Truth Hardware | 631 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pilot Chemical Company - Lockland | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | nexAir Okeechobee Plant | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Summit Cleaning and Restoration Stayton | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wilbraham | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Voyant Beauty Elkhart West | 296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pentair | 296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lux Bus America Mountain View | 296 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ruggable LLC - Chicago | 296 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.