Breakfast cereals manufacturing · Michigan
Battle Creek Michigan Mill
Battle Creek, MI · ~588 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Battle Creek Michigan Mill runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Breakfast cereals manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Battle Creek Michigan Mill: 2.5 TCR = 75% of Breakfast cereals manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Battle Creek Michigan Mill safety composite
Battle Creek Michigan Mill scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.7
2016→2024
Battle Creek Michigan Mill injury rate improved
Battle Creek Michigan Mill's TCR fell 1.7 from 2.7 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.7 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=8.6 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311230 · Battle Creek, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 75% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Omaha Manufacturing …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 101 inj
- SIZE ~588 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Omaha Manufacturing Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Battle Creek Michigan Mill in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Memphis Manufa
Memphis Manufacturing Facility
2.6 TCR
- Nature's Path
Nature's Path USA II LLC
2.6 TCR
- This site
Battle Creek Michigan Mill
2.5 TCR
- Omaha Manufact
Omaha Manufacturing Facility
2.5 TCR
- Treehouse Food
Treehouse Foods, Lancaster OH
2.3 TCR
What this shows Battle Creek Michigan Mill averages 2.5 TCR (75% of the Breakfast cereals manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Battle Creek Michigan Mill TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=8.6 · 2021=2 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Battle Creek Michigan Mill falls in its industry
60 Breakfast cereals manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Breakfast cereals manufacturin employers in Michigan.
Battle Creek Michigan Mill has more employees than the Breakfast cereals manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 13 | 46 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311230 · MI · Battle Creek
60 Breakfast cereals manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 161 employers in Battle Creek, 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 | Omaha Manufacturing Facility | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Treehouse Foods, Lancaster OH | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Memphis Manufacturing Facility | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nature's Path USA II LLC | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Center Line PDC | 588 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fairlane Medical Center | 589 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Motor City Electric Co. | 590 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jackson County Intermediate School District | 590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Denso Manufacturing of Michigan | 2,702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BRONSON BATTLE CREEK | 1,530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Battle Creek HQ Corporate Office | 1,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | I I Stanley Co., Inc. | 729 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NCB-Main | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BRP | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advantage Tank Lines 20020 Toledo | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Beverly Hills Hotel | 588 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kimberly-Clark Mobile Mill | 588 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monticello High School | 588 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H&P U.S. Land - East | 588 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.