Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade · Michigan
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater
Coldwater, MI · ~93 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade B.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater: 1.8 TCR = 53% of Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater safety composite
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater: 2.3 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.51× in 2024
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater's TCR rose 3.0 from 2.3 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Coldwater, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 53% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #6/43
- PHOTO Bodycote
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~93 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bodycote (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater
1.8 TCR
- Bodycote
Bodycote
1.8 TCR
- GALAXY BRAZING
GALAXY BRAZING CO., INC.
1.8 TCR
- Thermal Vac Te
Thermal Vac Technology Orange Office
1.8 TCR
- Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wright
1.7 TCR
What this shows Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater averages 1.8 TCR (53% of the Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=1 · 2022=2 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater falls in its industry
248 Brazing (i.e., hardening) meta establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 43 Brazing (i.e., hardening) meta employers in Michigan.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Coldwater has more employees than the Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and met median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · MI · Coldwater
248 Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 64 employers in Coldwater, 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 | Bodycote | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GALAXY BRAZING CO., INC. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Curtiss-Wright | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thermal Vac Technology Orange Office | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Trenton Channel Power Point | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Presque Isle Electric & Gas Coop | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michigan UCI | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 13001 Merriman Rd., Livonia, MI 48150 | 93 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coldwater Facility | 926 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6043 | 912 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6043 | 795 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital | 537 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Allnex-Wallingford | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Memphis | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mark B. Whitaker WP | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | F-S Prestress LLC Hattiesburg | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blackstone Construction LLC | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bedford Care Center of Newton | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Forge & Flange Company, LLC. | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - MAN | 93 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.