Parks and recreation commission, government · Michigan
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation
Kalamazoo, MI · ~27 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation runs at 238% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Parks and recreation commission, government workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation: 7.6 TCR = 238% of Parks and recreation commission, government BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation safety composite
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation: 0.0 → 2.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 25.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.34× in 2024
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation's TCR rose 2.6 from 0.0 in 2021 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 25.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 924120 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.6 · 238% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #18/26
- PHOTO Cheviot Hills RC
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cheviot Hills RC (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Parks and Recr
Parks and Recreation
7.7 TCR
- Washington Sta
Washington State Dept of Natural Resources - Northeast Region
7.7 TCR
- This site
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation
7.6 TCR
- Cheviot Hills
Cheviot Hills RC
7.6 TCR
- DEP005 - BOR-B
DEP005 - BOR-Boating
7.6 TCR
What this shows City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation averages 7.6 TCR (238% of the Parks and recreation commission, government BLS benchmark).
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=25.3 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation falls in its industry
413 Parks and recreation commissio establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 26 Parks and recreation commissio employers in Michigan.
City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation has fewer employees than the Parks and recreation commission, governm median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
924120 · MI · Kalamazoo
413 Parks and recreation commission, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, 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 | Cheviot Hills RC | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Parks and Recreation | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Washington State Dept of Natural Resources - Northeast Region | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DEP005 - BOR-Boating | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Badger Evergreen Nursery LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | K Drive Greenhouse Co | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (MO) | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Luurtsema Sales Inc. | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - JAX2 | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie Senior Cottages LLC Albert Lea | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - LAS1 | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DDX7 | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Worth Construction Co., Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McCarthy Court | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GLDC | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paragon Technical Services | 27 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.