Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing · Michigan

Dbn Frame Plnt

Dearborn, MI · ~1,133 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Dbn Frame Plnt runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Dbn Frame Plnt: 5.7 TCR = 174% of Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Dbn Frame Plnt safety composite

Dbn Frame Plnt scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), 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).

D

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 5.73 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.33 per 100 workers

Safer than 54% 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%).

TCR Δ

−6.1

2017→2024

Dbn Frame Plnt injury rate improved

Dbn Frame Plnt's TCR fell 6.1 from 10.6 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=10.6 · 2018=7.0 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=4.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 336211 · Dearborn, MI ABOVE-IND · LARGE

Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 174% of ind

  • DART 2.3 DART
  • RANK #14/27
  • PHOTO The Knapheide Manufa…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 159 inj
  • SIZE ~1,133 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: The Knapheide Manufacturing Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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Dbn Frame Plnt in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Dbn Frame Plnt averages 5.7 TCR (174% of the Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Dbn Frame Plnt TCR series: 2017=10.6 · 2018=7 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Dbn Frame Plnt falls in its industry

470 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturi establishments

Safer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 27 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturi employers in Michigan.

Dbn Frame Plnt (1,133 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 87 employees and a TCR of 5.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Dbn Frame Plnt
Dbn Frame Plnt (1,133 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 87 employees and a TCR of 5.5

Dbn Frame Plnt has more employees than the Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 DART Injuries Illnesses Fatalities
2024 4.5 2.3 12 15 0
2023 5.1 1.9 14 18 0
2022 3.4 2.4 16 8 0
2021 5.3 3.1 14 19 0
2020 3.5 1.4 9 9 0
2019 6.5 3.1 24 20 0
2018 7.0 2.4 33 20 0
2017 10.6 4.3 37 34 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

336211 · MI · Dearborn

470 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 130 employers in Dearborn, 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 The Knapheide Manufacturing Company 5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Rosenbauer Minnesota 5.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR KNAPHEIDE TRUCK EQUIPMENT COMPANY CHARLESTON 5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Auto Truck Manufacturing 5.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE 989 - Meijer Office 1,134 FTE
STATE-SIZE Zeeland Plant 1,135 FTE
STATE-SIZE LIVONIA HUB (MILIV) 1,131 FTE
STATE-SIZE St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital 1,135 FTE
CITY-NEAR PDC - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUCK 20,749 FTE
CITY-NEAR Dearborn Truck Plant 5,037 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2250-1 4,185 FTE
CITY-NEAR PDC - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTER DESIGN 3,940 FTE
NAT-TCR Leeland Baking Company, LLC 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Flame Metals Processing Corporation 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Chino Hills 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Roof Check INC 5.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE SMHC Biddeford 1,133 FTE
NAT-SIZE Nal Salem Plant 1,133 FTE
NAT-SIZE Monarch Casino Resort Spa 1,133 FTE
NAT-SIZE Plant 65 1,132 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. 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.