Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing · Michigan
Bessemer Plywood Corporation
Bessemer, MI · ~113 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bessemer Plywood Corporation runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Bessemer Plywood Corporation: 6.2 TCR = 188% of Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bessemer Plywood Corporation safety composite
Bessemer Plywood Corporation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Bessemer Plywood Corporation: 2.8 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 9.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.29× in 2024
Bessemer Plywood Corporation's TCR rose 4.5 from 2.8 in 2016 to 7.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321211 · Bessemer, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 188% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Iowa Prison Industries
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~113 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Iowa Prison Industries (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bessemer Plywood Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bessemer Plywood Corporation
6.2 TCR
- Iowa Prison In
Iowa Prison Industries
6.2 TCR
- Timberline Cab
Timberline Cabinet Doors, Inc
6.2 TCR
- The Freeman Co
The Freeman Corporation
6.2 TCR
- Columbia Fores
Columbia Forest Products - Newport, VT
6.1 TCR
What this shows Bessemer Plywood Corporation averages 6.2 TCR (188% of the Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bessemer Plywood Corporation TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2018=6 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=9.4 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Bessemer Plywood Corporation falls in its industry
116 Hardwood veneer or plywood man establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Hardwood veneer or plywood man employers in Michigan.
Bessemer Plywood Corporation has more employees than the Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321211 · MI · Bessemer
116 Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 5 employers in Bessemer, 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 | Iowa Prison Industries | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Timberline Cabinet Doors, Inc | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Freeman Corporation | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia Forest Products - Newport, VT | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Schaendorf Custom Farming | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A&H Plant NRI | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Municipal | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaltz Excavating | 113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gogebic Ontonagon Head Start | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gogebic Ontonagon Community Action Agency | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GOGEBIC COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GOGEBIC COUNTY | 37 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Champagne Metals - Glenpool | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Occupational Services Inc | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2373 - Chicago Wilson Yard | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1762 - Lafayette | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | hago Automotive | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Airo Mechanical | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anda Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Overhead Door Company of Washington, DC | 113 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.