Special purpose highway vehicle (e.g., firefighting vehicles) bodies manufacturing · Minnesota
TAFCO 22b35
Blue Earth, MN · ~47 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
TAFCO 22b35 runs at 379% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Special purpose highway vehicle (e.g., firefighting vehicles) bodies manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
TAFCO 22b35: 12.5 TCR = 379% of Special purpose highway vehicle (e.g., firefighting vehicles) bodies manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
TAFCO 22b35 safety composite
TAFCO 22b35 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
−5.1
2017→2023
TAFCO 22b35 injury rate improved
TAFCO 22b35's TCR fell 5.1 from 13.6 in 2017 to 8.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 27.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.6 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=7.0 · 2020=15.8 · 2022=27.8 · 2023=8.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336211 · Blue Earth, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 379% of ind
- DART 8.5 DART
- RANK #10/10
- PHOTO Maintainer Corporati…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Maintainer Corporation of Iowa South Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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TAFCO 22b35 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Summit Van Bod
Summit Van Bodies
12.6 TCR
- This site
TAFCO 22b35
12.5 TCR
- Maintainer Cor
Maintainer Corporation of Iowa South Plant
12.5 TCR
- SIMWON America
SIMWON America Corp
12.4 TCR
- Liberty Plant
Liberty Plant
12.4 TCR
What this shows TAFCO 22b35 averages 12.5 TCR (379% of the Special purpose highway vehicle (e.g., firefighting vehicles) bodies manufacturing BLS benchmark).
TAFCO 22b35 TCR series: 2017=13.6 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=7 · 2020=15.8 · 2022=27.8 · 2023=8.5 · BLS 3.3
Where TAFCO 22b35 falls in its industry
470 Special purpose highway vehicl establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Special purpose highway vehicl employers in Minnesota.
TAFCO 22b35 has fewer employees than the Special purpose highway vehicle (e.g., f median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27.8 | 19.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336211 · MN · Blue Earth
470 Special purpose highway vehicle (e.g., firefighting vehicles) bodies manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 15 employers in Blue Earth, 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 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa South Plant | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Summit Van Bodies | 12.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SIMWON America Corp | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Liberty Plant | 12.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Staples | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Campbell | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Willmar Live Haul | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Hospital District | 259 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Lukes Main | 175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kerry Blue Earth | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2892_5597 | 144 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Retirement Services | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DynaChem Inc | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Burch Creek Animal Hospital | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Araina Aviation | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hanley Construction | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | W. Schiller & Co., Inc. | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 097-El Paso/9210 Dyer St | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 019 Ulysses Ks | 47 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.