Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Airwest Mold
Kentwood, MI · ~124 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Airwest Mold runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Airwest Mold: 4.1 TCR = 124% of Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Airwest Mold safety composite
Airwest Mold scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−0.4
2016→2024
Airwest Mold injury rate improved
Airwest Mold's TCR fell 0.4 from 2.5 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Kentwood, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 124% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #121/218
- PHOTO Rimco Plastics Corpo…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~124 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rimco Plastics Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Airwest Mold in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Airwest Mold
4.1 TCR
- Rimco Plastics
Rimco Plastics Corporation
4.1 TCR
- Pella Vinyl Wi
Pella Vinyl Windows
4.1 TCR
- Scholle IPN At
Scholle IPN Atlanta Corporation
4.1 TCR
- AIR CRUISERS C
AIR CRUISERS COMPANY, INC
4.1 TCR
What this shows Airwest Mold averages 4.1 TCR (124% of the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Airwest Mold TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Airwest Mold falls in its industry
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and ext establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #121 safest of 218 Motor vehicle moldings and ext employers in Michigan.
Airwest Mold has more employees than the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, p median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MI · Kentwood
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing 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 | Rimco Plastics Corporation | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pella Vinyl Windows | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Scholle IPN Atlanta Corporation | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AIR CRUISERS COMPANY, INC | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hortech Inc. | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Development Company | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM & Sons, Inc. | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DC BYERS COMPANY | 124 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 | Idaho Falls Facility | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Equipment Corporation New Castle | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Riddle Engineered Wood | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manitowoc Cranes Inc.- Port Washington WI | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bayberry Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orchard Park | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Drive & Control, Inc | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilkins Shop 'n Save | 124 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.