Elastomers (except synthetic rubber) manufacturing · Michigan

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant

Gwinn, MI · ~69 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Elastomers (except synthetic rubber) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant: 5.5 TCR = 168% of Elastomers (except synthetic rubber) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant safety composite

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).

F

26/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.16 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% 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

−5.3

2016→2024

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant injury rate improved

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant's TCR fell 5.3 from 8.4 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=8.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=3.0 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=3.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325211 · Gwinn, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 168% of ind

  • DART 3.2 DART
  • RANK #27/31
  • PHOTO Elantas PDG - OLN
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 29 inj
  • SIZE ~69 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Elantas PDG - OLN (0.0 TCR gap)

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Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant averages 5.5 TCR (168% of the Elastomers (except synthetic rubber) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant TCR series: 2016=8.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=5 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=3 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.3

Where Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant falls in its industry

644 Elastomers (except synthetic r establishments

Safer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 31 Elastomers (except synthetic r employers in Michigan.

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant (69 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 2.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant
Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant (69 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 2.0

Argonics, Inc. - MI Plant has fewer employees than the Elastomers (except synthetic rubber) man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 3.2 3.2 2 0 0
2023 10.5 7.5 5 2 0
2022 3.0 0.0 2 0 0
2021 6.1 4.6 4 0 0
2020 5.3 0.0 4 0 0
2019 8.4 3.4 4 1 0
2018 5.0 0.0 3 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 8.4 8.4 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325211 · MI · Gwinn

644 Elastomers (except synthetic rubber) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 15 employers in Gwinn, 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 Elantas PDG - OLN 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Rimtec Manufacturing Corporation 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR RMA Allentown 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR WADAL Plastics Inc 5.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE 4605_10312 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (OH) 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Public Works City of Wyoming 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE The LaSalle Group Inc 69 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4795-EA-MQT-MARQUETTE-EAGLE TECH OPS 203 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4795-EA-MQT-MARQUETTE-MQT-CTYO 171 FTE
CITY-NEAR MJ VanDamme Trucking Inc. 153 FTE
CITY-NEAR PotlatchDeltic Land & Lumber, LLC. 152 FTE
NAT-TCR The Lakes of Sylvania 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Branch 04 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Muncie 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Plant 05 5.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Wilhite Electric Company, Inc. 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE Crow Precision Components, LLC. D.B.A W. Pat Crow Forgings 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE Burnham Industrial Contractors, Inc. 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE Superior Electric Service Company 69 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.