Automobile dealers, new only or new and used · Minnesota
Westside Volkswagen
St Louis Park, MN · ~116 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Westside Volkswagen runs at 152% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Automobile dealers, new only or new and used workplace, earning a grade D.
Westside Volkswagen: 5.2 TCR = 152% of Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Westside Volkswagen safety composite
Westside Volkswagen scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
Westside Volkswagen: 3.4 → 10.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Westside Volkswagen's TCR rose 6.9 from 3.4 in 2017 to 10.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 441110 · St Louis Park, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 152% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #160/240
- PHOTO 2971
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~116 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2971 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Westside Volkswagen in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Westside Volkswagen
5.2 TCR
- 2971
2971
5.2 TCR
- Gillis Auto Ce
Gillis Auto Center
5.2 TCR
- Jim Taylor For
Jim Taylor Ford Lincoln
5.2 TCR
- Honda of Lake
Honda of Lake City
5.2 TCR
What this shows Westside Volkswagen averages 5.2 TCR (152% of the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS benchmark).
Westside Volkswagen TCR series: 2017=3.4 · 2018=6.9 · 2019=5.7 · 2021=0.2 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=10.3 · BLS 3.4
Where Westside Volkswagen 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 #160 safest of 240 Automobile dealers, new only o employers in Minnesota.
Westside Volkswagen 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 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
441110 · MN · St Louis Park
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 · 57 employers in St Louis Park, 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 | 2971 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gillis Auto Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jim Taylor Ford Lincoln | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Honda of Lake City | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bradbury Stamm Construction, Inc | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Curb Masters, Inc. | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berd Electric | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Design Electric, Inc. | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PNMH ST LOUIS PARK METHODIST HOSP | 2,916 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PN1N ST LOUIS PARK 3800 BLDG | 670 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | city of st. louis park | 510 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northland Aluminum Products, Inc | 444 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lexington KY | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Toyota Motor Mfg of Alabama | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ruppert Landscape - White Marsh | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zim Industries, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kansas City Airport Marriott | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tropical Shipping USA, LLC | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Paulin Creek | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TX-Morrow Construction Co Inc | 116 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.