Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Michigan
Airlane North
Kentwood, MI · ~179 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Airlane North runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Airlane North: 5.2 TCR = 157% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Airlane North safety composite
Airlane North scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 60% 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% 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
Airlane North: 3.2 → 4.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.16× in 2024
Airlane North's TCR rose 0.9 from 3.2 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Kentwood, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 157% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #27/48
- PHOTO Florida Field Location
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 76 inj
- SIZE ~179 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Florida Field Location (0.0 TCR gap)
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Airlane North in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Airlane North
5.2 TCR
- Florida Field
Florida Field Location
5.2 TCR
- Pioneer Metal
Pioneer Metal Finishing Warren
5.2 TCR
- Spectrum Alumi
Spectrum Aluminum Finishing
5.2 TCR
- Jerry's Metal
Jerry's Metal Finishing
5.2 TCR
What this shows Airlane North averages 5.2 TCR (157% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Airlane North TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=7.3 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Airlane North falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 48 Electroplating metals and form employers in Michigan.
Airlane North has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · MI · Kentwood
585 Electroplating metals and formed 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 | Florida Field Location | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pioneer Metal Finishing Warren | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spectrum Aluminum Finishing | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jerry's Metal Finishing | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial Tool & Die | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PRAB Inc | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sault Ste Marie | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MI - Holland DSD | 179 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 | Walden | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | XAC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ronkonkoma New York (LI) | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | GL Tri-Galley | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HPMP Boonville Facility | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FL-Tampa | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UPO | 179 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.