Homecenter · Michigan
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi
Kentwood, MI · ~160 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Homecenter workplace, earning a grade D.
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi: 5.9 TCR = 174% of Homecenter BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi safety composite
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi: 5.3 → 6.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.95× in 2024
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi's TCR rose 1.3 from 5.3 in 2023 to 6.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444110 · Kentwood, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 174% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #134/196
- PHOTO Belletetes Peterboro…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~160 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Belletetes Peterborough (0.0 TCR gap)
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1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi
5.9 TCR
- Belletetes Pet
Belletetes Peterborough
5.9 TCR
- Williams Lumbe
Williams Lumber Branch 8000
5.9 TCR
- LAFAYETTE SOUT
LAFAYETTE SOUTH IN - 3156
5.9 TCR
- 1191 LOWE S OF
1191 LOWE S OF NOBLESVILLE IN
5.9 TCR
What this shows 1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi averages 5.9 TCR (174% of the Homecenter BLS benchmark).
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi TCR series: 2023=5.3 · 2024=6.6 · BLS 3.4
Where 1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi falls in its industry
6,309 Homecenter establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #134 safest of 196 Homecenter employers in Michigan.
1517 Lowe S of Kentwood Mi has more employees than the Homecenter median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444110 · MI · Kentwood
6,309 Homecenter employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 122 employers in Kentwood, MI · 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 | Belletetes Peterborough | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Williams Lumber Branch 8000 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LAFAYETTE SOUTH IN - 3156 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1191 LOWE S OF NOBLESVILLE IN | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SEMCO Energy Gas Company- HQ | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dawn Food Products - Jackson Manufacturing | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cadillac Products Packaging Company | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mission | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ventra Grand Rapids Plant 5 | 1,274 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC - H1 | 656 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hearthside Food Solutions H5 | 346 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trees LLC 484 | 346 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | STR0001 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harrisburg | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wagstaff | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carter Lumber 388 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilsonville, OR | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Morning Star Packing Company | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Green Bay, WI | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverview Pointe Care Center | 160 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.