Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) · Minnesota
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail
Wadena, MN · ~70 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail runs at 523% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) workplace, earning a grade F.
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail: 16.7 TCR = 523% of Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail safety composite
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−18.1
2019→2024
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail injury rate improved
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail's TCR fell 18.1 from 28.5 in 2019 to 10.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 28.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=28.5 · 2021=23.4 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=10.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Wadena, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.7 · 523% of ind
- DART 10.4 DART
- RANK #57/71
- PHOTO Camp Verde Marshal's…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~70 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Camp Verde Marshal's Office (0.1 TCR gap)
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Wadena County Sheriff & Jail in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Camp Verde Mar
Camp Verde Marshal's Office
16.8 TCR
- Police Departm
Police Department
16.8 TCR
- City of Fremon
City of Fremont Police Department
16.8 TCR
- This site
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail
16.7 TCR
- Guilford Polic
Guilford Police Department
16.6 TCR
What this shows Wadena County Sheriff & Jail averages 16.7 TCR (523% of the Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS benchmark).
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail TCR series: 2019=28.5 · 2021=23.4 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=10.4 · BLS 3.2
Where Wadena County Sheriff & Jail falls in its industry
716 Sheriffs' offices (except cour establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #57 safest of 71 Sheriffs' offices (except cour employers in Minnesota.
Wadena County Sheriff & Jail has fewer employees than the Sheriffs' offices (except court function median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. 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 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23.4 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28.5 | 8.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · MN · Wadena
716 Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 34 employers in Wadena, 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 | Camp Verde Marshal's Office | 16.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Police Department | 16.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Fremont Police Department | 16.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Guilford Police Department | 16.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Harmony | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Cloud Service Center | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | H2I Group | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Valley Machine | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4246 | 208 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4246 | 196 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elementary | 101 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Homecrest Outdoor Living | 100 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Huntley Fire Protection District | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Residence Inn El Paso | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Portage Memory Care | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Royals Commercial of Maryland Alpha | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walker Foods, Inc. | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Octa INC | 70 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.