Warehousing and Distribution · Michigan
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution
Romulus, MI · ~70 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Warehousing and Distribution workplace, earning a grade D.
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution: 8.8 TCR = 151% of Warehousing and Distribution BLS 5.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution safety composite
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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%).
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution held a steady TCR band
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution's TCR held near 0.3 from 8.8 in 2016 to 9.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.8 · 2018=10.2 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=11.0 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=12.7 · 2023=10.8 · 2024=9.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493120 · Romulus, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.8 · 151% of ind
- DART 7.3 DART
- RANK #17/21
- PHOTO Americold Logistics,…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~70 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Americold Logistics, LLC: Moses Lake (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution
8.8 TCR
- Americold Logi
Americold Logistics, LLC: Moses Lake
8.8 TCR
- Pottsville Dis
Pottsville Distribution Center
8.7 TCR
- PDI
PDI
8.7 TCR
- The Greater Bo
The Greater Boston Food Bank
8.7 TCR
What this shows Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution averages 8.8 TCR (151% of the Warehousing and Distribution BLS benchmark).
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution TCR series: 2016=8.8 · 2018=10.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=11 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=12.7 · 2023=10.8 · 2024=9.1 · BLS 5.8
Where Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution falls in its industry
1,039 Warehousing and Distribution establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 21 Warehousing and Distribution employers in Michigan.
Dawn Food Products - Detroit Distribution has more employees than the Warehousing and Distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493120 · MI · Romulus
1,039 Warehousing and Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 199 employers in Romulus, 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 | Americold Logistics, LLC: Moses Lake | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pottsville Distribution Center | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PDI | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Greater Boston Food Bank | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Trail Street | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Christman Company - West Michigan | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Retail Contractors of Puerto Rico Inc | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Earthcom, Inc. | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : DTW1 | 3,720 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DTW1 | 3,502 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Romulus Powertrain | 1,336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Motors Romulus | 1,037 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Franciscan Health Olympia Fields | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rocla Concrete Tie, Inc - Delaware Facility | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jons# 16 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sant-Tec Electric, Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Designetics, Inc. | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shea Properties-TCM | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Gary Comm School Dining | 70 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.