General services departments, government · Michigan
City of South Haven - Public Works
South Haven, MI · ~50 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of South Haven - Public Works runs at 264% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
City of South Haven - Public Works: 8.5 TCR = 264% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of South Haven - Public Works safety composite
City of South Haven - Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
−7.6
2019→2024
City of South Haven - Public Works injury rate improved
City of South Haven - Public Works's TCR fell 7.6 from 10.2 in 2019 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.2 · 2020=13.3 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=10.6 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · South Haven, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 264% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #38/57
- PHOTO Highway Department
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Highway Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of South Haven - Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of South Haven - Public Works
8.5 TCR
- Highway Depart
Highway Department
8.4 TCR
- City of Granit
City of Granite City Police Department
8.4 TCR
- Corporate Yard
Corporate Yard
8.4 TCR
- Amador County
Amador County
8.4 TCR
What this shows City of South Haven - Public Works averages 8.5 TCR (264% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
City of South Haven - Public Works TCR series: 2019=10.2 · 2020=13.3 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=10.6 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.2
Where City of South Haven - Public Works falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 57 General services departments, employers in Michigan.
City of South Haven - Public Works has fewer employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.3 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · MI · South Haven
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 30 employers in South Haven, 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 | Highway Department | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Granite City Police Department | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corporate Yard | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amador County | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Commonwealth Commerce Center | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gas Construction Midland | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-City Acoustical | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4066_7786 | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1540 | 304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson South Haven | 277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1540 | 264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meijer Store 271 | 242 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 301 Colorado Foods Warehouse | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D.H. Smith Company, Inc. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boutte Tree, Inc. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thornton Heating | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Daytona Speedway Autograph | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flex-O-Glass | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mydax, Inc. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RSI | 50 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.