Retail · Michigan
172 - Howell
Howell, MI · ~274 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
172 - Howell runs at 67% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Retail workplace, earning a grade B.
172 - Howell: 2.3 TCR = 67% of Retail BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
172 - Howell safety composite
172 - Howell scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
79/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 2.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
172 - Howell: 1.4 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.47× in 2024
172 - Howell's TCR rose 1.7 from 1.4 in 2021 to 3.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 455211 · Howell, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 67% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #52/141
- PHOTO 217 - Holland Twp
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~274 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 217 - Holland Twp (0.0 TCR gap)
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172 - Howell in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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172 - Howell
2.3 TCR
- 217 - Holland
217 - Holland Twp
2.3 TCR
- 143 - N High S
143 - N High St Orange Twp
2.3 TCR
- 270 - Alma
270 - Alma
2.3 TCR
- 312 - Plainfie
312 - Plainfield Ave GR
2.3 TCR
What this shows 172 - Howell averages 2.3 TCR (67% of the Retail BLS benchmark).
172 - Howell TCR series: 2021=1.4 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.4
Where 172 - Howell falls in its industry
1,491 Retail establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #52 safest of 141 Retail employers in Michigan.
172 - Howell has more employees than the Retail median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
455211 · MI · Howell
1,491 Retail employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 94 employers in Howell, 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 | 217 - Holland Twp | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 143 - N High St Orange Twp | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 270 - Alma | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 312 - Plainfield Ave GR | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GR-Oliver Healthcare Packaging | 274 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Polymers Inc. P18 | 274 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flat Rock Metal,Inc. | 274 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Extrusions, Inc. | 274 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thai Summit America | 797 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Livingston County | 721 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital | 708 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Livingston | 488 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | New Hope Market LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TPI East | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chicago Tube and Iron Company Romeoville Fabrication | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Piggly Wiggly #28/Ace #15356 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Continental Tire the Americas, LLC | 274 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Guardian Corsicana | 274 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Direct Transport, Inc | 274 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Toyota of Knoxville, Inc. | 274 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.