Automobile dealers, new only or new and used · Minnesota
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley
Apple Valley, MN · ~338 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Automobile dealers, new only or new and used workplace, earning a grade D.
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley: 5.1 TCR = 150% of Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS 3.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley safety composite
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley: 4.6 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2024
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley's TCR rose 3.3 from 4.6 in 2018 to 7.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 441110 · Apple Valley, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 150% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #158/240
- PHOTO Transwest_BR 2
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 81 inj
- SIZE ~338 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Transwest_BR 2 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley
5.1 TCR
- Transwest_BR 2
Transwest_BR 2
5.1 TCR
- Sommers Automo
Sommers Automotive
5.1 TCR
- Tom Bush Motor
Tom Bush Motors, Inc.
5.1 TCR
- NORTHFIELD AUT
NORTHFIELD AUTOMOTIVE INC
5.1 TCR
What this shows Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley averages 5.1 TCR (150% of the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS benchmark).
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley TCR series: 2018=4.6 · 2019=5.4 · 2020=3.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 3.4
Where Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley falls in its industry
2,847 Automobile dealers, new only o establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #158 safest of 240 Automobile dealers, new only o employers in Minnesota.
Valley Apple Ford INC, dba Apple Ford Lincoln Apple Valley has more employees than the Automobile dealers, new only or new and median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
441110 · MN · Apple Valley
2,847 Automobile dealers, new only or new and used employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 91 employers in Apple Valley, 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 | Transwest_BR 2 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sommers Automotive | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tom Bush Motors, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORTHFIELD AUTOMOTIVE INC | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NAC Mechanical & Electrical | 338 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DMS2 | 338 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | General Security Services Corporation | 338 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MnSCU System Office | 338 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Apple Valley | 880 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Uponor - Apple Valley | 682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2390 - Apple Valley South | 521 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2642 | 416 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Flex-N-Gate Plastics | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Battle Ground | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prowers Medical Center | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Broadcom Limited Ridder Park D | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Multimatic Indiana | 338 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AN Tipp City Ohio | 338 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenville County Detention | 338 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grappone Mgmt Co., Inc. | 338 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.