Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants · Minnesota
US 212 Beef Corporation
Buffalo Lake, MN · ~186 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US 212 Beef Corporation runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants workplace, earning a grade D.
US 212 Beef Corporation: 6.4 TCR = 195% of Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US 212 Beef Corporation safety composite
US 212 Beef Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- C 0
Safer than 55% 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%).
Rising injury rate
US 212 Beef Corporation: 3.2 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 8.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.24× in 2023
US 212 Beef Corporation's TCR rose 5.4 from 3.2 in 2020 to 8.6 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311611 · Buffalo Lake, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 195% of ind
- DART 8.0 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Hylife foods
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~186 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hylife foods (0.0 TCR gap)
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US 212 Beef Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US 212 Beef Corporation
6.4 TCR
- Hylife foods
Hylife foods
6.4 TCR
- Bob Evans Food
Bob Evans Foods, Xenia
6.4 TCR
- Smithfield Foo
Smithfield Foods, Inc
6.3 TCR
- Zweigle's
Zweigle's
6.3 TCR
What this shows US 212 Beef Corporation averages 6.4 TCR (195% of the Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants BLS benchmark).
US 212 Beef Corporation TCR series: 2020=3.2 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=8.6 · BLS 3.3
Where US 212 Beef Corporation falls in its industry
212 Boxed meats produced in slaugh establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Boxed meats produced in slaugh employers in Minnesota.
US 212 Beef Corporation has fewer employees than the Boxed meats produced in slaughtering pla median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311611 · MN · Buffalo Lake
212 Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 8 employers in Buffalo Lake, 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 | Hylife foods | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bob Evans Foods, Xenia | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smithfield Foods, Inc | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zweigle's | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fey Industries Home | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crosby MN | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Teleflex - EZPlaz | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Burnsville Center 235 | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kottke Trucking Inc. | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duane Kottke Trucking Corp | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo Lake Elementary | 47 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Homewood Suites Bonita Springs FL | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | County Waste LLC 1 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B.K. Drywall, Inc. | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fousts, Inc | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | American House - Jenison | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NT Window Inc | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spuntech Industries | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Continental Office | 186 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.