Dairy cattle farming · Minnesota
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy
Cottonwood, MN · ~24 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy runs at 189% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Dairy cattle farming workplace, earning a grade D.
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy: 8.5 TCR = 189% of Dairy cattle farming BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy safety composite
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−12.3
2016→2022
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy injury rate improved
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy's TCR fell 12.3 from 20.9 in 2016 to 8.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 20.9 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=20.9 · 2017=10.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=10.7 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=8.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112120 · Cottonwood, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.5 · 189% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #28/28
- PHOTO Rio Blanco Dairy
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rio Blanco Dairy (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy
8.5 TCR
- Rio Blanco Dai
Rio Blanco Dairy
8.5 TCR
- Royal Dairy LL
Royal Dairy LLC
8.5 TCR
- RuAnn Dairy
RuAnn Dairy
8.5 TCR
- Moonshine Dair
Moonshine Dairy
8.5 TCR
What this shows United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy averages 8.5 TCR (189% of the Dairy cattle farming BLS benchmark).
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy TCR series: 2016=20.9 · 2017=10.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=10.7 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=8.6 · BLS 4.5
Where United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy falls in its industry
530 Dairy cattle farming establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 28 Dairy cattle farming employers in Minnesota.
United Dairy, Cottonwood Dairy has fewer employees than the Dairy cattle farming median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 20.9 | 13.1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112120 · MN · Cottonwood
530 Dairy cattle farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 9 employers in Cottonwood, 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 | Rio Blanco Dairy | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Royal Dairy LLC | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RuAnn Dairy | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Moonshine Dairy | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WPI-Office | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Production Services - Jackson | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pipestone Repairs and Maintenance | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M1 | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeview School #2167 | 228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norcraft - Cottonwood | 213 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | District Office ISD#2167 | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Legend Cabinetry LLC | 83 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wellsprings Care and Rehab Skilled Nursing Care | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 056681-Sac-Arden Branch | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Upland Vineyards, LLC | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4598-Rtc Austin | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dow AgroSciences - Phytogen Seed Company - Corcoran, CA | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Empire Southwest, LLC - Blythe | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schwartz Farms Pheasant Ridge NE | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BCHC Family Medicine - Oelwein | 24 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.