Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain · Michigan
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location
Ruth, MI · ~23 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location runs at 294% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain workplace, earning a grade F.
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location: 6.5 TCR = 294% of Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location safety composite
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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%).
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location held a steady TCR band
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location's TCR held near 0.0 from 4.2 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 13.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=8.1 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=13.6 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424510 · Ruth, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.5 · 294% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #11/11
- PHOTO First Cooperative As…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: First Cooperative Association Paullina (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location
6.5 TCR
- First Cooperat
First Cooperative Association Paullina
6.5 TCR
- Castlewood Far
Castlewood Farmers Elevator
6.5 TCR
- Gavilon Grain
Gavilon Grain - Nebraska City
6.5 TCR
- Scoular Downs
Scoular Downs
6.4 TCR
What this shows Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location averages 6.5 TCR (294% of the Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain BLS benchmark).
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=8.1 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=13.6 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location falls in its industry
399 Grain elevators merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 11 Grain elevators merchant whole employers in Michigan.
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location has fewer employees than the Grain elevators merchant wholesalers gra median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424510 · MI · Ruth
399 Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 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 | First Cooperative Association Paullina | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Castlewood Farmers Elevator | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gavilon Grain - Nebraska City | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Scoular Downs | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Black Gold Farms - MIS | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Casey Woodwyk, Inc. | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Schuring, Jr. Company | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atwood Timber and Lumber | 23 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Montrose Co | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clary Lumber Company, Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0086 Las Vegas | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chapel Pointe at Carlisle | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Circle Graphics | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cardi's Furniture Wareham | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MFA Agri Service - Glasgow | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kiel Thomson Company | 23 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.