Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses · Minnesota
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc.
Mankato, MN · ~250 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. runs at 88% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses workplace, earning a grade C.
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc.: 2.9 TCR = 88% of Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. safety composite
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% 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
−3.5
2018→2024
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. injury rate improved
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc.'s TCR fell 3.5 from 5.8 in 2018 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.8 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311612 · Mankato, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 88% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #9/19
- PHOTO Hormel Foods
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~250 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hormel Foods (0.0 TCR gap)
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US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc.
2.9 TCR
- Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods
2.9 TCR
- Buckhead Meat
Buckhead Meat San Antonio
2.9 TCR
- Swift Prepared
Swift Prepared Foods Elkhart
2.9 TCR
- Smithfield Pac
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
2.9 TCR
What this shows US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. averages 2.9 TCR (88% of the Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses BLS benchmark).
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. TCR series: 2018=5.8 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. falls in its industry
613 Cured meats (e.g., brined, dri establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 19 Cured meats (e.g., brined, dri employers in Minnesota.
US05 Mankato Links Snacks Inc. has more employees than the Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and sa median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311612 · MN · Mankato
613 Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, and salted) made from purchased carcasses employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 214 employers in Mankato, 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 | Hormel Foods | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buckhead Meat San Antonio | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Swift Prepared Foods Elkhart | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dan's Prize- Long Prairie, MN | 250 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greatbatch Ltd. (dba Greatbatch Medical) | 250 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aqseptence Group, Inc.- Johnson Screens | 250 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2223 - Medina | 250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 2,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato | 2,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MRCI - Premier Drive | 1,641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mankato Area Public Schools | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | IHM Senior Living Community | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vasquez Construction Company | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shreveport SHR | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Architectural Stone Fabricator | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation US NJ Cherry Hill Exec Campus (1834) | 250 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Unlimited Care, Inc. Queens, NY | 250 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gateway | 250 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Randolph Memorial Hospital District | 250 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.