Veneer and plywood forming machinery manufacturing · Minnesota
Viking Engineering and Development
Blaine, MN · ~74 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Viking Engineering and Development runs at 437% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Veneer and plywood forming machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Viking Engineering and Development: 14.4 TCR = 437% of Veneer and plywood forming machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Viking Engineering and Development safety composite
Viking Engineering and Development scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Viking Engineering and Development: 14.1 → 15.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Viking Engineering and Development's TCR rose 0.9 from 14.1 in 2022 to 15.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333243 · Blaine, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.4 · 437% of ind
- DART 10.9 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Advanced Sawmill Mac…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~74 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Advanced Sawmill Machinery (0.1 TCR gap)
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Viking Engineering and Development in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Simonds Intern
Simonds Internation, Big Rapids
14.9 TCR
- This site
Viking Engineering and Development
14.4 TCR
- Advanced Sawmi
Advanced Sawmill Machinery
14.3 TCR
- Flower Window
Flower Window Boxes, Inc.
14 TCR
- Softex Product
Softex Products Inc PR
14 TCR
What this shows Viking Engineering and Development averages 14.4 TCR (437% of the Veneer and plywood forming machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Viking Engineering and Development TCR series: 2022=14.1 · 2023=14.2 · 2024=15 · BLS 3.3
Where Viking Engineering and Development falls in its industry
137 Veneer and plywood forming mac establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Veneer and plywood forming mac employers in Minnesota.
Viking Engineering and Development has more employees than the Veneer and plywood forming machinery man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 15.0 | 10.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.1 | 7.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333243 · MN · Blaine
137 Veneer and plywood forming machinery manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 163 employers in Blaine, 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 | Advanced Sawmill Machinery | 14.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Simonds Internation, Big Rapids | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flower Window Boxes, Inc. | 14.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Softex Products Inc PR | 14.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Willet Hauser Company, LLC | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BT Shoreview | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wenzel Plymouth Plumbing | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro Home Insulation | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Estee Lauder - Blaine | 669 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Infinite Campus, Inc. | 471 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1832 - Blaine | 400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3498 | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Alton, IL - Fire | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mercier Orchards | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eisenberg Village Campus | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reliance Mfg Corporation | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | iD Castings of Illinois LLC | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cruz Tec Inc | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cypress Palms | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Warehouse | 74 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.