Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade · Minnesota
Tech Etch Litchfield
Litchfield, MN · ~54 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tech Etch Litchfield runs at 212% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Tech Etch Litchfield: 7.0 TCR = 212% of Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tech Etch Litchfield safety composite
Tech Etch Litchfield scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−10.8
2019→2024
Tech Etch Litchfield injury rate improved
Tech Etch Litchfield's TCR fell 10.8 from 12.6 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=12.6 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=10.0 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Litchfield, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 212% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/14
- PHOTO Teknicote
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Teknicote (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tech Etch Litchfield in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tech Etch Litchfield
7 TCR
- Teknicote
Teknicote
7 TCR
- V&S New York G
V&S New York Galvanizing LLC
7 TCR
- Premier Finish
Premier Finishing
7 TCR
- Ellison Surfac
Ellison Surface Technologies, Inc. - Rutland
7 TCR
What this shows Tech Etch Litchfield averages 7.0 TCR (212% of the Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade BLS benchmark).
Tech Etch Litchfield TCR series: 2019=12.6 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=10 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Tech Etch Litchfield falls in its industry
646 Etching metals and metal produ establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 14 Etching metals and metal produ employers in Minnesota.
Tech Etch Litchfield has fewer employees than the Etching metals and metal products (excep median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.6 | 8.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · MN · Litchfield
646 Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 48 employers in Litchfield, 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 | Teknicote | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | V&S New York Galvanizing LLC | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Premier Finishing | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ellison Surface Technologies, Inc. - Rutland | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Monticello Training Center | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 09 Eveleth | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elder-Jones Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Haldeman Homme, Inc. - Minneapolis - Corporate | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Litchfield ISD #465 | 358 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Litchfield, MN | 332 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bobcat Doosan Litchfield | 293 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4374 | 214 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bearon Manufacturing LLC | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pincus Elevator Co., Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lowell General Hospital | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central Transport - 631 631SH | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dixon Construction | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Transit | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maryland Mechanical Systems, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VSF Corporation | 54 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.