Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Barden Assembly
Kentwood, MI · ~143 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Barden Assembly runs at 214% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Barden Assembly: 7.0 TCR = 214% of Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Barden Assembly safety composite
Barden Assembly scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Barden Assembly: 4.9 → 10.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 11.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2024
Barden Assembly's TCR rose 5.6 from 4.9 in 2016 to 10.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Kentwood, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 214% of ind
- DART 9.6 DART
- RANK #181/218
- PHOTO Plascore, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 77 inj
- SIZE ~143 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plascore, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Barden Assembly in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rohrer Corpora
Rohrer Corporation - Huntley
7.1 TCR
- This site
Barden Assembly
7 TCR
- Plascore, Inc.
Plascore, Inc.
7 TCR
- Creative Packa
Creative Packaging Co.
7 TCR
- Landmark Plast
Landmark Plastic Corporation - Akron Ohio Location
7 TCR
What this shows Barden Assembly averages 7.0 TCR (214% of the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Barden Assembly TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=10.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Barden Assembly falls in its industry
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and ext establishmentsSafer than 18% 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 #181 safest of 218 Motor vehicle moldings and ext employers in Michigan.
Barden Assembly 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 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 9 | 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 | Plascore, Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Creative Packaging Co. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rohrer Corporation - Huntley | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Landmark Plastic Corporation - Akron Ohio Location | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Niles Industrial Coatings LLC | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hazekamp Meats Inc. | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coveris Battle Creek | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boyd Corporation - Grand Rapids, Michigan | 143 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 | R.W. Sauder Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UWY | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ME Road Crews and Installation | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paoli Hospital | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Allen Organ Company LLC | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O&M Russellville | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Office | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Agropur - Little Chute | 143 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.