Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Michigan
Benteler Automotive
Grand Rapids, MI · ~568 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Benteler Automotive runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Benteler Automotive: 3.5 TCR = 65% of Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Benteler Automotive safety composite
Benteler Automotive scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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%).
TCR Δ
−373.3
2021→2024
Benteler Automotive injury rate improved
Benteler Automotive's TCR fell 373.3 from 375.0 in 2021 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 375.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=375.0 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336390 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.5 · 65% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #86/146
- PHOTO TI Group Automotive …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 70 inj
- SIZE ~568 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TI Group Automotive Systems LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Benteler Automotive in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Magnode A divi
Magnode A division of Shape Corp - State Street
3.6 TCR
- This site
Benteler Automotive
3.5 TCR
- TI Group Autom
TI Group Automotive Systems LLC
3.5 TCR
- Fuel Total Sys
Fuel Total Systems, TN
3.5 TCR
- Safe Fleet
Safe Fleet
3.5 TCR
What this shows Benteler Automotive averages 3.5 TCR (65% of the Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Benteler Automotive TCR series: 2021=375 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 5.4
Where Benteler Automotive falls in its industry
772 Exhaust systems and parts, aut establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #86 safest of 146 Exhaust systems and parts, aut employers in Michigan.
Benteler Automotive has more employees than the Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, t median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 375.0 | 300.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336390 · MI · Grand Rapids
772 Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 | TI Group Automotive Systems LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fuel Total Systems, TN | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Safe Fleet | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Magnode A division of Shape Corp - State Street | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AJM Packaging - Southgate | 569 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BAE SYSTEMS | 569 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 | 569 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glacier Hills | 567 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Orchard at Brookhaven II | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Commercial Plastics Kenosha LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jane Street - Vesey Street | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6505 Waxahachie | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hunter Douglas - Salt Lake City | 568 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Police | 568 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Wolf Lodge Mason | 568 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TriCities Hospital | 568 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.