Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) · Michigan
County of Berrien
Saint Joseph, MI · ~943 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 3
- Fatalities
The verdict
County of Berrien runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) workplace, earning a grade B.
County of Berrien: 1.6 TCR = 51% of Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
County of Berrien safety composite
County of Berrien scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 3
Safer than 1% 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
County of Berrien: 1.0 → 1.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
County of Berrien's TCR rose 0.8 from 1.0 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921120 · Saint Joseph, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 51% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #3/8
- PHOTO 4529_10110
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 106 inj
- SIZE ~943 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4529_10110 (0.0 TCR gap)
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County of Berrien in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Allegany Count
Allegany County Commissioners
1.7 TCR
- This site
County of Berrien
1.6 TCR
- 4529_10110
4529_10110
1.6 TCR
- City Hall
City Hall
1.6 TCR
- Town of Ledyar
Town of Ledyard
1.6 TCR
What this shows County of Berrien averages 1.6 TCR (51% of the Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) BLS benchmark).
County of Berrien TCR series: 2016=1 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.2
Where County of Berrien falls in its industry
158 Legislative bodies (e.g., fede establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 8 Legislative bodies (e.g., fede employers in Michigan.
County of Berrien has more employees than the Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921120 · MI · Saint Joseph
158 Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 15 employers in Saint Joseph, 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 | 4529_10110 | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City Hall | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Ledyard | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allegany County Commissioners | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Delta College | 943 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Howmet Aerospace Whitehall Operations- Whitehall Castings Plant 1 and 3 | 948 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Warren Plant | 948 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brose New Boston INC. | 949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LECO Corporation -- Headquarters | 282 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Walsworth | 202 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6773_15687 | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harbor Village at Harbor Shores LLC | 101 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 430-Minneapolis | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Guy Nielson Company Industrial Division, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 181 | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Towanda Fairfield Inn & Suites | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dl Farm Management, Inc. | 943 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linfield College | 943 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Motors | 943 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hou-Flight Ops | 943 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.