Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing · Michigan

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS)

Name: Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Macomb, MI · ~180 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) runs at 37% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS): 1.2 TCR = 37% of Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) safety composite

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).

63/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.22 per 100 workers

Safer than 87% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.02 per 100 workers

Safer than 43% 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

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS): 0.9 → 1.5 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 1.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.84× in 2024

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS)'s TCR rose 0.6 from 0.9 in 2023 to 1.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333514 · Macomb, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 37% of ind

DART 1.0 DART
RANK #15/131
PHOTO Penn-Erie Division
BOOK 2y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~180 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Penn-Erie Division (0.0 TCR gap)

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Ultimate Gagin

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327 Machine an

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What this shows Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) averages 1.2 TCR (37% of the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) TCR series: 2023=0.9 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) falls in its industry

387 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma establishments

Safer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 131 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma employers in Michigan.

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) (180 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 3.4

Ascent Aerospace- Macomb (GTS) has more employees than the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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	1.5	1.0	3	0	0
2023	0.9	0.5	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333514 · MI · Macomb

387 Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 50 employers in Macomb, MI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Penn-Erie Division	ERIE, PA	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ultimate Gaging Systems	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Autotech	NOVI, MI	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	327 Machine and Automation, LLC dba Proficient Machine & Automation	BYRON CENTER, MI	1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Manistee Chemicals	MANISTEE	180 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Arauco North America Grayling	GRAYLING	180 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Corporate Office	CANTON	180 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Midwest Fastener Corp Decatur MI	DECATUR	180 FTE
CITY-NEAR	PTI Engineered Plastics	Macomb	288 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Triumph Group - Macomb	Macomb	288 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Triumph Gear Systems	Macomb	275 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Baker Industries	Macomb	260 FTE
NAT-TCR	Modesto CA Truss	Modesto, CA	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Apex Finishing	New Albany, OH	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Tosh Pork Herrondale	Henry, TN	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Applachian Regional Healthcare Inc	Lexington, KY	1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Aston Gardens At Parkland Commons	Parkland, FL	180 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Lakeside Book Company - Harrisonburg South	Harrisonburg, VA	180 FTE
NAT-SIZE	MCL Industries, inc.	Pulaski, WI	180 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Innovex Downhole Solutions Lucerne	Houston, TX	180 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.