Steel manufacturing · Michigan
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works
Dearborn, MI · ~1,171 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works runs at 19% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Steel manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works: 0.6 TCR = 19% of Steel manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works safety composite
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 4%), 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)
- A 0.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 4% 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%).
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works held a steady TCR band
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.7 in 2021 to 0.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=0.7 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331110 · Dearborn, MI AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 19% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #1/25
- PHOTO Steel Dynamics, Inc.…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~1,171 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Jeffersonville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works
0.6 TCR
- Steel Dynamics
Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Jeffersonville
0.6 TCR
- Nucor Steel Je
Nucor Steel Jewett TX
0.6 TCR
- AK Steel - But
AK Steel - Butler Works
0.6 TCR
- Levy Environme
Levy Environmental Services Company dba Butler Mill Service
0.6 TCR
What this shows Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works averages 0.6 TCR (19% of the Steel manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works TCR series: 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works falls in its industry
416 Steel manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 25 Steel manufacturing employers in Michigan.
Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works has more employees than the Steel manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331110 · MI · Dearborn
416 Steel manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 130 employers in Dearborn, 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 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Jeffersonville | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nucor Steel Jewett TX | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AK Steel - Butler Works | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Levy Environmental Services Company dba Butler Mill Service | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 675 VHS SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL, INC. | 1,173 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ICONMA, L.L.C. | 1,175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prime Healthcare Svcs-Garden City LLC | 1,175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Haworth HQ | 1,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PDC - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUCK | 20,749 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dearborn Truck Plant | 5,037 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2250-1 | 4,185 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PDC - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTER DESIGN | 3,940 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Leonardo DRS | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stamford Health Department Nurses/Inspection/Lab | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CRC Industries Inc. - Horsham, PA | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TMI | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Northeast Georgia Center Braselton | 1,171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PH Shared Services-Administration | 1,171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Primary Poultry - Dayton VA Plant | 1,171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clarksville Plant | 1,171 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.