Bumpers and bumperettes assembled, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Michigan
AGS South
Sterling Heights, MI · ~162 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
AGS South runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bumpers and bumperettes assembled, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
AGS South: 2.7 TCR = 50% of Bumpers and bumperettes assembled, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
AGS South safety composite
AGS South scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 64% 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−3.2
2016→2024
AGS South injury rate improved
AGS South's TCR fell 3.2 from 4.1 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.1 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=5.3 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336390 · Sterling Heights, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.7 · 50% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #68/146
- PHOTO Mann+Hummel USA,INC.…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~162 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mann+Hummel USA,INC. Plant 3 (0.0 TCR gap)
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AGS South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
AGS South
2.7 TCR
- Mann+Hummel US
Mann+Hummel USA,INC. Plant 3
2.7 TCR
- Magna Internat
Magna International - Grand Haven
2.7 TCR
- The Carlstar G
The Carlstar Group
2.7 TCR
- Donaldson Comp
Donaldson Company
2.7 TCR
What this shows AGS South averages 2.7 TCR (50% of the Bumpers and bumperettes assembled, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
AGS South TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=5.3 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 5.4
Where AGS South falls in its industry
772 Bumpers and bumperettes assemb establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #68 safest of 146 Bumpers and bumperettes assemb employers in Michigan.
AGS South has more employees than the Bumpers and bumperettes assembled, autom median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336390 · MI · Sterling Heights
772 Bumpers and bumperettes assembled, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 195 employers in Sterling Heights, 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 | Mann+Hummel USA,INC. Plant 3 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Magna International - Grand Haven | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Carlstar Group | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Donaldson Company | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dykhuis Farms | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zingerman's Bakehouse, Inc. | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GRANDVILLE, MI | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CorrChoice-Mason (Michigan Packaging) | 162 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterling Heights Assembly Plant | 5,783 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STERLING PLNT | 2,319 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterling Stamping Plant | 2,115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Conti, LLC | 1,892 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 30168 Capstone Bek Houston | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Barber Companies | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Nmsu Crossroads Food Court | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anaheim Office | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DPR Construction - Tampa | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DPR Construction - Charlotte | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marriott Seatac | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincoln Moving & Storage | 162 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.