Painting metals and metal products for the trade · Michigan
52nd Paint West
Kentwood, MI · ~76 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
52nd Paint West runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Painting metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
52nd Paint West: 5.5 TCR = 167% of Painting metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
52nd Paint West safety composite
52nd Paint West scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.3
2016→2024
52nd Paint West injury rate improved
52nd Paint West's TCR fell 7.3 from 10.2 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.2 · 2017=4.6 · 2018=7.0 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Kentwood, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 167% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #32/47
- PHOTO ST Fastening Systems…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ST Fastening Systems - Commerce (0.0 TCR gap)
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52nd Paint West in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rack Processin
Rack Processing Dayton
5.6 TCR
- This site
52nd Paint West
5.5 TCR
- ST Fastening S
ST Fastening Systems - Commerce
5.5 TCR
- 101 Kindleberg
101 Kindleberger
5.5 TCR
- AZZ Galvanizin
AZZ Galvanizing - San Antonio, LLC
5.4 TCR
What this shows 52nd Paint West averages 5.5 TCR (167% of the Painting metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
52nd Paint West TCR series: 2016=10.2 · 2017=4.6 · 2018=7 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where 52nd Paint West falls in its industry
646 Painting metals and metal prod establishmentsSafer than 35% 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 #32 safest of 47 Painting metals and metal prod employers in Michigan.
52nd Paint West has more employees than the Painting metals and metal products for t median and a higher 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 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 13 | 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 | ST Fastening Systems - Commerce | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 101 Kindleberger | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rack Processing Dayton | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AZZ Galvanizing - San Antonio, LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fluresh Grand Rapids | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Operation Grow, LLC | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Energy Developments | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Benton Harbor Service Center | 76 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 | Hartford Terminal | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KBC Storage, LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vcf 126 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NNW | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Diversified Interiors | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brackett Builders, Inc. | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Alloys and Metals Columbus | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O&M Texarkana | 76 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.