Universities · Minnesota
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN · ~1,701 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
University of Minnesota Duluth runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Universities workplace, earning a grade D.
University of Minnesota Duluth: 1.8 TCR = 131% of Universities BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
University of Minnesota Duluth safety composite
University of Minnesota Duluth scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.6
2017→2024
University of Minnesota Duluth injury rate improved
University of Minnesota Duluth's TCR fell 0.6 from 2.4 in 2017 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.4 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Duluth, MN ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 1.8 · 131% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #25/47
- PHOTO Spelman College
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 210 inj
- SIZE ~1,701 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Spelman College (0.0 TCR gap)
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University of Minnesota Duluth in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- A.T. Still Uni
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences - MO Campus
1.9 TCR
- Division 40 Un
Division 40 University of Rochester
1.9 TCR
- This site
University of Minnesota Duluth
1.8 TCR
- Spelman Colleg
Spelman College
1.8 TCR
- University of
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1.8 TCR
What this shows University of Minnesota Duluth averages 1.8 TCR (131% of the Universities BLS benchmark).
University of Minnesota Duluth TCR series: 2017=2.4 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 1.4
Where University of Minnesota Duluth falls in its industry
347 Universities establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 47 Universities employers in Minnesota.
University of Minnesota Duluth has more employees than the Universities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 41 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 35 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · MN · Duluth
347 Universities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 340 employers in Duluth, 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 | Spelman College | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A.T. Still University of Health Sciences - MO Campus | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Division 40 University of Rochester | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Smart Care Equipment Solutions | 1,695 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Downtown & Remote | 1,694 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Catherine University | 1,711 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ryan Companies US, Inc. - Corporate | 1,689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Mary's Medical Center | 3,230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth | 3,052 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Building D-Miller Dwan Medical Center | 1,880 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ALLETE | 1,231 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cadillac Renewable Energy | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dc1 & Dc2 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stanley Black & Decker Columbus DC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reliable Products, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ilpal - Palatine | 1,701 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Outsource, LLC | 1,701 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Comm HVAC NA and EMEA : MFG-Clarksville, TN-USA | 1,701 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3841 - UDC-Suffolk | 1,700 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.