Bits, drill, metalworking, manufacturing · Minnesota
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc.
St Paul, MN · ~258 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc. runs at 116% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Bits, drill, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc.: 3.8 TCR = 116% of Bits, drill, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc. safety composite
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc.: 3.6 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.88× in 2024
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.9 from 3.6 in 2018 to 5.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333515 · St Paul, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 116% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO OSG USA, Inc. Bensen…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~258 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OSG USA, Inc. Bensenville, IL Factory (0.0 TCR gap)
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Viking Drill& Tool, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- OSG USA, Inc.
OSG USA, Inc. Bensenville, IL Factory
3.9 TCR
- 4039-03679800-
4039-03679800-00W001
3.9 TCR
- This site
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- Lakes Precisio
Lakes Precision Inc.
3.8 TCR
- Dowding Machin
Dowding Machining
3.7 TCR
What this shows Viking Drill& Tool, Inc. averages 3.8 TCR (116% of the Bits, drill, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc. TCR series: 2018=3.6 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Viking Drill& Tool, Inc. falls in its industry
221 Bits, drill, metalworking, man establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Bits, drill, metalworking, man employers in Minnesota.
Viking Drill& Tool, Inc. has more employees than the Bits, drill, metalworking, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333515 · MN · St Paul
221 Bits, drill, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 230 employers in St Paul, 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 | OSG USA, Inc. Bensenville, IL Factory | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lakes Precision Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4039-03679800-00W001 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dowding Machining | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Lakes Colloege - Brainerd and Staples Campuses | 258 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Piping Inc. | 259 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Princeton1 | 259 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1004-08 Compass Airlines Headquarters | 257 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1010 REGIONS HOSPITAL | 5,313 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HPI-Ramsey | 5,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Travelers St Paul Office | 2,256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marsden Bldg Maintenance | 1,800 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bensenville Park District | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richwood Industries | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seekins Precision, Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | G&M Distributors_Dixon | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | East Providence | 258 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0545 New York | 258 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Horizon Behavioral Health (Common Complex) | 258 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S08952 - National Accounts Oakleaf SSO | 258 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.