Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing · Michigan
Coldwater Veneer, Inc.
Coldwater, MI · ~150 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Coldwater Veneer, Inc. runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Coldwater Veneer, Inc.: 6.1 TCR = 185% of Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Coldwater Veneer, Inc. safety composite
Coldwater Veneer, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Coldwater Veneer, Inc.: 3.0 → 4.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.4× in 2024
Coldwater Veneer, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.3 from 3.0 in 2019 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321211 · Coldwater, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 185% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO Indiana Veneer
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~150 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Indiana Veneer (0.0 TCR gap)
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Coldwater Veneer, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Iowa Prison In
Iowa Prison Industries
6.2 TCR
- Bessemer Plywo
Bessemer Plywood Corporation
6.2 TCR
- This site
Coldwater Veneer, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Indiana Veneer
Indiana Veneer
6.1 TCR
- Columbia Fores
Columbia Forest Products - Newport, VT
6.1 TCR
What this shows Coldwater Veneer, Inc. averages 6.1 TCR (185% of the Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Coldwater Veneer, Inc. TCR series: 2019=3 · 2020=8 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=12.9 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Coldwater Veneer, Inc. falls in its industry
116 Hardwood veneer or plywood man establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Hardwood veneer or plywood man employers in Michigan.
Coldwater Veneer, Inc. has more employees than the Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.9 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321211 · MI · Coldwater
116 Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing 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 | Indiana Veneer | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia Forest Products - Newport, VT | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iowa Prison Industries | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bessemer Plywood Corporation | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kalamazoo Jobsite | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MM Acquisitions Group, LLC | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schoolcraft - J. RETTENMAIER USA LP | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Traverse Plastics Corp | 150 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 | Lake County Forest Preserves | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ColorCoat Inc. West Sacramento, CA | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZP027 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AGC Electronics America | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sofidel America Las Vegas | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Birla Carbon North Bend Plant | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Louisiana-Pacific Houlton | 150 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.