Cold storage warehousing · Minnesota
Vortex Cold Storage
Albert Lea, MN · ~34 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vortex Cold Storage runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Cold storage warehousing workplace, earning a grade B.
Vortex Cold Storage: 3.8 TCR = 65% of Cold storage warehousing BLS 5.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vortex Cold Storage safety composite
Vortex Cold Storage scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
−2.4
2022→2023
Vortex Cold Storage injury rate improved
Vortex Cold Storage's TCR fell 2.4 from 4.9 in 2022 to 2.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=4.9 · 2023=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493120 · Albert Lea, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.8 · 65% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #5/15
- PHOTO Allentown Refrigerat…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Allentown Refrigerated Terminals Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vortex Cold Storage in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vortex Cold Storage
3.8 TCR
- Allentown Refr
Allentown Refrigerated Terminals Inc.
3.8 TCR
- 0285 - SUMNER
0285 - SUMNER WA (WET) DEPOT
3.8 TCR
- Cloverleaf Col
Cloverleaf Cold Storage-Napoleon
3.7 TCR
- CREST Logistic
CREST Logistics-CA
3.7 TCR
What this shows Vortex Cold Storage averages 3.8 TCR (65% of the Cold storage warehousing BLS benchmark).
Vortex Cold Storage TCR series: 2022=4.9 · 2023=2.6 · BLS 5.8
Where Vortex Cold Storage falls in its industry
1,039 Cold storage warehousing establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 15 Cold storage warehousing employers in Minnesota.
Vortex Cold Storage has fewer employees than the Cold storage warehousing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493120 · MN · Albert Lea
1,039 Cold storage warehousing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 93 employers in Albert Lea, 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 | Allentown Refrigerated Terminals Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0285 - SUMNER WA (WET) DEPOT | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cloverleaf Cold Storage-Napoleon | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CREST Logistics-CA | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KBQ, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Daybreak Foods, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forsman Farms SH | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Klaphake Feed Mill Inc. | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea | 825 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lou-Rich Front Street | 277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1020 | 262 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1020 | 261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1466 BOARDMAN, OH | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Auto Value Farmington | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | William Molnar Roofing | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Five Star Residences of Clearwater | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | QPS Companies, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Abington Pediatric Associates | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Drake Lighting Inc | 34 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.