Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Michigan
Barden Plater
Kentwood, MI · ~126 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Barden Plater runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Barden Plater: 4.0 TCR = 121% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Barden Plater safety composite
Barden Plater scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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%).
Barden Plater held a steady TCR band
Barden Plater's TCR held near 0.1 from 3.4 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.4 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Kentwood, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 121% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #18/48
- PHOTO AeroDynamics, LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~126 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AeroDynamics, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Barden Plater in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Barden Plater
4 TCR
- AeroDynamics,
AeroDynamics, LLC
4 TCR
- Roy Metal Fini
Roy Metal Finishing Piedmont
4 TCR
- LCOA
LCOA
4 TCR
- Orizon Aerostr
Orizon Aerostructures
4 TCR
What this shows Barden Plater averages 4.0 TCR (121% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Barden Plater TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Barden Plater falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 48 Electroplating metals and form employers in Michigan.
Barden Plater has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · MI · Kentwood
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade 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 | AeroDynamics, LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Roy Metal Finishing Piedmont | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LCOA | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orizon Aerostructures | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Allied Power Services - DTE, Fermi Station | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PK Contracting, LLC. Troy | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michigan | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pontiac Ceiling & Partition, LLC | 126 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 | Wiese Sikeston | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3098 Keystone Jacksonville | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3148 keystone | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store #100 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hardinsburg Location | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Radcliff Location | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brandenburg Location | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plastipak- Plant City | 126 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.