Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Michigan
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc
Muskegon, MI · ~49 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc: 1.8 TCR = 55% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc safety composite
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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%).
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc held a steady TCR band
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc's TCR held near 0.3 from 2.4 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Muskegon, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 55% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #8/53
- PHOTO All Southern Fabrica…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: All Southern Fabricators LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc
1.8 TCR
- All Southern F
All Southern Fabricators LLC
1.8 TCR
- H&H Sheet Meta
H&H Sheet Metal Fabricators Inc.
1.8 TCR
- Metal Componen
Metal Components LLC - Grand Rapids, MI
1.8 TCR
- Baghouse & Ind
Baghouse & Industrial Sheet Metal Services Inc
1.8 TCR
What this shows Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc averages 1.8 TCR (55% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 53 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Michigan.
Bauer Sheet Metal & Fabricating, Inc has fewer employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · MI · Muskegon
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 230 employers in Muskegon, 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 | All Southern Fabricators LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H&H Sheet Metal Fabricators Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Components LLC - Grand Rapids, MI | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baghouse & Industrial Sheet Metal Services Inc | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1003 Canal St | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Miller-Davis Company | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gundlach Champion, Inc. | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CLOSNER CONSTRUCTION & SALES INC | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Partners - Sherman Campus | 3,461 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Partners-1500 E Sherman BLVD-MH-MI | 2,598 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Partners - Hackley | 1,329 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Arena | 861 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carlie C's IGA #895 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Falls Creek | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Bronze Corporation | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maywood | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Sheet Metal Products Co. | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Longview Martin Transport | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Serfilco Northbrook | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rocky Mount | 49 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.