Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability · Michigan
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc.
Kalamazoo, MI · ~753 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc. runs at 291% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability workplace, earning a grade F.
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc.: 11.1 TCR = 291% of Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability BLS 3.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc. safety composite
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 2
Safer than 0% 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
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc.: 1.5 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 27.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.15× in 2024
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc.'s TCR rose 3.5 from 1.5 in 2019 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 27.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623210 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 11.1 · 291% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #22/29
- PHOTO 151 SAUNDER ST.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 332 inj
- SIZE ~753 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 151 SAUNDER ST. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc.
11.1 TCR
- 151 SAUNDER ST
151 SAUNDER ST.
11.1 TCR
- OPPORTUNITY HO
OPPORTUNITY HOMES, INC.
11.1 TCR
- United Helpers
United Helpers Care, Inc. dba Mosaic - Rensselaer Falls IRA
11 TCR
- 1348 KAROLANN
1348 KAROLANN PLACE
11 TCR
What this shows Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc. averages 11.1 TCR (291% of the Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability BLS benchmark).
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc. TCR series: 2019=1.5 · 2020=13.5 · 2021=15.1 · 2022=27.6 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.8
Where Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc. falls in its industry
2,261 Group homes, intellectual and establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 29 Group homes, intellectual and employers in Michigan.
Beacon Specialized Living Services, inc. has more employees than the Group homes, intellectual and developmen median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27.6 | 1.2 | 42 | 215 | 1 |
| 2021 | 15.1 | 3.3 | 78 | 54 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.5 | 2.9 | 77 | 46 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 131 | 21 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623210 · MI · Kalamazoo
2,261 Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, 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 | 151 SAUNDER ST. | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OPPORTUNITY HOMES, INC. | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Helpers Care, Inc. dba Mosaic - Rensselaer Falls IRA | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1348 KAROLANN PLACE | 11.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirchhoff Automotive | 753 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hemlcok Semiconductor Operations, LLC | 752 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Qualified Staffing onsite at Hemlock Semiconductor | 752 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2250-373 | 751 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Henson Lumber, Ltd. | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Perham Egg LLC | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Portland Streetcar | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wastewater Treatment Plant | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care Cambridge | 753 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Engine Works | 753 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AN Ross Park | 753 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flanders Site | 753 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.