Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Michigan
Ausco Products Inc.
Benton Harbor, MI · ~129 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ausco Products Inc. runs at 35% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Ausco Products Inc.: 1.9 TCR = 35% of Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ausco Products Inc. safety composite
Ausco Products Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% 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
−1.9
2019→2024
Ausco Products Inc. injury rate improved
Ausco Products Inc.'s TCR fell 1.9 from 1.9 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.9 · 2021=3.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336340 · Benton Harbor, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.9 · 35% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/16
- PHOTO Nastra Automotive In…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~129 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nastra Automotive Industries (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ausco Products Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ausco Products Inc.
1.9 TCR
- Nastra Automot
Nastra Automotive Industries
1.9 TCR
- ZF North Manka
ZF North Mankato
1.9 TCR
- Dexter Axle Co
Dexter Axle Company - Plant 13
1.9 TCR
- WABCO-MICO Nor
WABCO-MICO North Mankato
1.8 TCR
What this shows Ausco Products Inc. averages 1.9 TCR (35% of the Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ausco Products Inc. TCR series: 2019=1.9 · 2021=3.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 5.4
Where Ausco Products Inc. falls in its industry
133 Brake and brake parts, automot establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 16 Brake and brake parts, automot employers in Michigan.
Ausco Products Inc. has fewer employees than the Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336340 · MI · Benton Harbor
133 Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 74 employers in Benton Harbor, 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 | Nastra Automotive Industries | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ZF North Mankato | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dexter Axle Company - Plant 13 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WABCO-MICO North Mankato | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Huron County Road Commission | 129 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pratt(classic Container),inc | 129 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Traverse Container | 129 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aludyne West Michigan LLC - Stevensville | 129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2062 | 332 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gast Manufacturing | 314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2062 | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Idex | 281 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JTM Construction | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Beverage Group | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bush Hog Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Morsey Constructors, LLC | 129 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roehm America LLC | 129 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Raley's 447-Sacramento | 129 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Raley's 443-Elk Grove | 129 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.