Painting metals and metal products for the trade · Michigan
52nd Paint East
Kentwood, MI · ~130 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
52nd Paint East runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Painting metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade C.
52nd Paint East: 3.2 TCR = 96% of Painting metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
52nd Paint East safety composite
52nd Paint East scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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)
- C 3.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
52nd Paint East: 4.4 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2024
52nd Paint East's TCR rose 2.0 from 4.4 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Kentwood, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 96% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #22/47
- PHOTO Main Plant
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~130 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Main Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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52nd Paint East in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
52nd Paint East
3.2 TCR
- Main Plant
Main Plant
3.2 TCR
- Plant 1
Plant 1
3.2 TCR
- Ion bond - Mad
Ion bond - Madison Heights
3.2 TCR
- PowderTech, LL
PowderTech, LLC
3.2 TCR
What this shows 52nd Paint East averages 3.2 TCR (96% of the Painting metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
52nd Paint East TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=4 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 3.3
Where 52nd Paint East falls in its industry
646 Painting metals and metal prod establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 47 Painting metals and metal prod employers in Michigan.
52nd Paint East has more employees than the Painting metals and metal products for t 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · MI · Kentwood
646 Painting metals and metal products for the trade 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 | Main Plant | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant 1 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ion bond - Madison Heights | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PowderTech, LLC | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Randazzo Mechanical Heating & Cooling | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BYERS D.C. DETROIT INC | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R.L. Adams Plastics, Inc. | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Novares LLC -Howell | 130 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 | Newbern Food Rite | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Best Western French Quarter | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 818 w spring | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kodiak Aircraft Company (formerly Quest Aircraft Co) | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Strip, Inc. Perrysburg | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Strip, Inc. Talladega | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lowes Foods #179 | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeside Foods Corporate Office | 130 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.