Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing · Michigan
Arauco North America Grayling
Grayling, MI · ~180 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arauco North America Grayling runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 8
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Arauco North America Grayling's OSHA Total Case Rate of 1.9 to the Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (58% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
Arauco North America Grayling's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Arauco North America Grayling falls in its industry
131 Chipboard (I.e., particle core establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Chipboard (I.e., particle core employers in Michigan.
Trend analysis for Arauco North America Grayling
Between 2018 and 2019, Arauco North America Grayling's Total Case Rate worsened from 1.6 to 2.2 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 43% increase across 1 year of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2018, at a TCR of 1.6, while 2019 saw the highest rate, at 2.2, a spread of 0.7 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 2 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 2 reporting years, Arauco North America Grayling recorded 8 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 2-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 8 injuries shown on this page for Arauco North America Grayling are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 321219 - Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2019)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
4 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 536,341 hours worked = 1.49 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Arauco North America Grayling (this establishment) | 1.91 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 321219 |
| Michigan state avg (all industries) | 4.73 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Arauco North America Grayling to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2019: 6 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Arauco North America Grayling's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 58% of the Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing benchmark, Arauco North America Grayling reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.