Universities · Minnesota
University of Minnesota Rochester
Rochester, MN · ~97 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
University of Minnesota Rochester runs at 69% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Universities workplace, earning a grade B.
University of Minnesota Rochester: 1.0 TCR = 69% of Universities BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
University of Minnesota Rochester safety composite
University of Minnesota Rochester scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−1.3
2017→2024
University of Minnesota Rochester injury rate improved
University of Minnesota Rochester's TCR fell 1.3 from 2.3 in 2017 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.3 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Rochester, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.0 · 69% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #10/47
- PHOTO Hawaii Pacific Unive…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~97 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hawaii Pacific University (0.0 TCR gap)
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University of Minnesota Rochester in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
University of Minnesota Rochester
1 TCR
- Hawaii Pacific
Hawaii Pacific University
1 TCR
- Ivy Tech Commu
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Bloomington
1 TCR
- University of
University of Arizona
1 TCR
- Clark State Co
Clark State Community College
1 TCR
What this shows University of Minnesota Rochester averages 1.0 TCR (69% of the Universities BLS benchmark).
University of Minnesota Rochester TCR series: 2017=2.3 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=1 · BLS 1.4
Where University of Minnesota Rochester falls in its industry
347 Universities establishmentsSafer than 72% 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 #10 safest of 47 Universities employers in Minnesota.
University of Minnesota Rochester has fewer employees than the Universities median and a lower 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · MN · Rochester
347 Universities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 290 employers in Rochester, 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 | Hawaii Pacific University | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Bloomington | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | University of Arizona | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clark State Community College | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Crow Wing Power | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newport Service Center-NB | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Perham, MN (AEIS) | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Premise,Inc. | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Clinic Rochester | 38,233 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olmsted County | 1,304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Collaborative Services, LLC | 1,051 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS | 823 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Contracting LLC | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 130-San Diego | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wynn O. Jones & Associates, Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Herzog Transit Services Inc - Austin | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Guy Nielson Company Industrial Division, Inc. | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Fresh Market 055 | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SCNC, Inc. dba Spring Creek Health & Rehab | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Tree Elementary School | 97 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.