Manufacturing, Plastic Injection Molding · Michigan

Dakkota Molding Technologies

Name: Dakkota Molding Technologies Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Rochester Hills, MI · ~27 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.8
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Dakkota Molding Technologies runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Manufacturing, Plastic Injection Molding workplace, earning a grade B.

Dakkota Molding Technologies: 1.8 TCR = 55% of Manufacturing, Plastic Injection Molding BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Dakkota Molding Technologies safety composite

Dakkota Molding Technologies scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.83 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 86% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.7

2016→2018

Dakkota Molding Technologies injury rate improved

Dakkota Molding Technologies's TCR fell 2.7 from 2.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.7 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326199 · Rochester Hills, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 55% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #35/218
PHOTO Bway Valparaiso
BOOK 3y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~27 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Bway Valparaiso (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.8
Bway Valparais

1.8
Palram America

1.8
4078_7790

1.8
Systex Product

1.8

What this shows Dakkota Molding Technologies averages 1.8 TCR (55% of the Manufacturing, Plastic Injection Molding BLS benchmark).

Dakkota Molding Technologies TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Dakkota Molding Technologies falls in its industry

2,838 Manufacturing, Plastic Injecti establishments

Safer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 218 Manufacturing, Plastic Injecti employers in Michigan.

Dakkota Molding Technologies (27 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Dakkota Molding Technologies has fewer employees than the Manufacturing, Plastic Injection Molding median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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	Injuries
2018	0.0	0
2017	2.8	1
2016	2.7	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326199 · MI · Rochester Hills

2,838 Manufacturing, Plastic Injection Molding employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 107 employers in Rochester Hills, MI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Bway Valparaiso	VALPARAISO, IN	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Palram Americas	KUTZTOWN, PA	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	4078_7790	SOUTH HAVEN, MI	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Systex Products Corporation 300	BATTLE CREEK, MI	1.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Badger Evergreen Nursery LLC	ALLEGAN	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	K Drive Greenhouse Co	EAST LEROY	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (MO)	BYRON CENTER	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Luurtsema Sales Inc.	JENISON	27 FTE
CITY-NEAR	FANUC America Corporation - Rochester Hills	Rochester Hills	1,118 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Henry Ford- Rochester Hills Data Center	Rochester Hills	409 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Rochester Hills Data Center	Rochester Hills	396 FTE
CITY-NEAR	InfuSystem, Inc. - Headquarters	Rochester Hills	367 FTE
NAT-TCR	Bearcreek Warehouse	Hannibal, MO	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Olivette (PC)	Olivette, MO	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Membership	Batavia, NY	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	MMM Model Shop	Lake Wales, FL	1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Fashion Centre Pentagon City	Arlington, VA	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Plant	Valrico, FL	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Centergy Building	Atlanta, GA	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Gun Club Road	Easton, PA	27 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.