Cold storage locker services · Michigan
Belding Fruit Storage, Inc.
Belding, MI · ~72 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Belding Fruit Storage, Inc. runs at 92% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cold storage locker services workplace, earning a grade C.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.3
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 5.8
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares Belding Fruit Storage, Inc.'s OSHA Total Case Rate of 5.3 to the Cold storage locker services BLS benchmark of 5.8 (92% of benchmark) across 8 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Belding Fruit Storage, Inc.'s yearly Total Case Rate, against the 5.8 industry benchmark.
Where Belding Fruit Storage, Inc. falls in its industry
1,093 Cold storage locker services establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 22 Cold storage locker services employers in Michigan.
Trend analysis for Belding Fruit Storage, Inc.
Between 2016 and 2024, Belding Fruit Storage, Inc.'s Total Case Rate worsened from 10.9 to 19.0 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 75% increase across 8 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2020, at a TCR of 0.0, while 2024 saw the highest rate, at 19.0, a spread of 19.0 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 8 reporting years, Belding Fruit Storage, Inc. recorded 15 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 8-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 15 injuries, 15 illnesses, and 1 fatality shown on this page for Belding Fruit Storage, Inc. are sourced from its own 8 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 493120 - Cold storage locker services.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 157,920 hours worked = 1.27 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belding Fruit Storage, Inc. (this establishment) | 5.35 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 8-year avg |
| Cold storage warehousing industry avg | 5.80 | BLS IIF, NAICS 493120 |
| Michigan state avg (all industries) | 4.73 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Belding Fruit Storage, Inc. to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 15 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 14 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 1 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 7 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 0 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.0 | 1.3 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Belding Fruit Storage, Inc.'s reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Cold storage locker services peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 92% of the Cold storage locker services benchmark, Belding Fruit Storage, Inc. reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Cold storage locker services sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.