Animal fats rendering · Michigan
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater
Coldwater, MI · ~62 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater runs at 278% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Animal fats rendering workplace, earning a grade F.
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater: 9.2 TCR = 278% of Animal fats rendering BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater safety composite
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−6.4
2016→2021
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater injury rate improved
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater's TCR fell 6.4 from 9.1 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.6 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.1 · 2017=10.1 · 2018=12.6 · 2019=11.6 · 2020=9.0 · 2021=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311613 · Coldwater, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 278% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO Pilgrims Moorefield …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pilgrims Moorefield Protein Conversion (0.0 TCR gap)
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Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Central Bi Pro
Central Bi Products Long Prairie
9.3 TCR
- Darling Ingred
Darling Ingredients Dallas, TX
9.3 TCR
- This site
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater
9.2 TCR
- Pilgrims Moore
Pilgrims Moorefield Protein Conversion
9.2 TCR
- Sanimax ATO
Sanimax ATO
9.2 TCR
What this shows Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater averages 9.2 TCR (278% of the Animal fats rendering BLS benchmark).
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2017=10.1 · 2018=12.6 · 2019=11.6 · 2020=9 · 2021=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater falls in its industry
151 Animal fats rendering establishmentsSafer than 18% 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 #5 safest of 7 Animal fats rendering employers in Michigan.
Darling Ingredients Inc Coldwater has more employees than the Animal fats rendering median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311613 · MI · Coldwater
151 Animal fats rendering 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 | Pilgrims Moorefield Protein Conversion | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanimax ATO | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Bi Products Long Prairie | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Darling Ingredients Dallas, TX | 9.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Riveridge Land Company | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marshall | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Administration & Wastewater Operations | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lombardo Homes of St Louis | 62 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 | Core-Mark Las Vegas Division | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LP Atlanta, LLC (Buckhead) | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Seneca | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6458-ZWAT | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Global Welding Services, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mary Morrisson School | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sutter Health System Office (470-FOLSOM) | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Volvo of Richmond | 62 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.