Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) · Michigan
Betz Industries
Grand Rapids, MI · ~123 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Betz Industries runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) workplace, earning a grade D.
Betz Industries: 6.5 TCR = 197% of Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Betz Industries safety composite
Betz Industries scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 6.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−2.1
2016→2024
Betz Industries injury rate improved
Betz Industries's TCR fell 2.1 from 4.7 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.7 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=7.5 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 197% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #12/25
- PHOTO BCI Solutions
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 47 inj
- SIZE ~123 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BCI Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)
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Betz Industries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ferroloy Inc
Ferroloy Inc
6.6 TCR
- Aarrowcast, In
Aarrowcast, Inc.
6.6 TCR
- Besser Boone
Besser Boone
6.6 TCR
- This site
Betz Industries
6.5 TCR
- BCI Solutions
BCI Solutions
6.5 TCR
What this shows Betz Industries averages 6.5 TCR (197% of the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS benchmark).
Betz Industries TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=7.5 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Betz Industries falls in its industry
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 25 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile employers in Michigan.
Betz Industries has more employees than the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, ma median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · MI · Grand Rapids
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) 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 | BCI Solutions | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ferroloy Inc | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aarrowcast, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Besser Boone | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Konoa dba Vande Bunte Eggs | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Energy - Boyne | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elevated Technologies, Inc. | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper Three Rivers | 123 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 | At Home Stores #95 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freeport Industrial Roofing, Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleveland | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stuart Egg Farm | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Home Office-LINK | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ocala Oaks Rehabilitation Center | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arbor Trail Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Autumn Care of Altavista | 123 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.