Panels, hardwood plywood, manufacturing · Michigan
Decorative Panels International, Inc.
Alpena, MI · ~190 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Decorative Panels International, Inc. runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Panels, hardwood plywood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Decorative Panels International, Inc.: 4.5 TCR = 138% of Panels, hardwood plywood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Decorative Panels International, Inc. safety composite
Decorative Panels International, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Decorative Panels International, Inc.: 3.9 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.64× in 2023
Decorative Panels International, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.9 from 3.9 in 2017 to 5.8 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321211 · Alpena, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 138% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #4/8
- PHOTO Northern Michigan Ve…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~190 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Northern Michigan Veneers (0.0 TCR gap)
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Decorative Panels International, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- H.E. Browder V
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Northern Michi
Northern Michigan Veneers
4.6 TCR
- This site
Decorative Panels International, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- T.C. Millwork
T.C. Millwork Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Plant H5
Plant H5
4.4 TCR
What this shows Decorative Panels International, Inc. averages 4.5 TCR (138% of the Panels, hardwood plywood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Decorative Panels International, Inc. TCR series: 2017=3.9 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Decorative Panels International, Inc. falls in its industry
116 Panels, hardwood plywood, manu establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 8 Panels, hardwood plywood, manu employers in Michigan.
Decorative Panels International, Inc. has more employees than the Panels, hardwood plywood, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321211 · MI · Alpena
116 Panels, hardwood plywood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 59 employers in Alpena, 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 | Northern Michigan Veneers | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | T.C. Millwork Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant H5 | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wyoming Manufacturing Facility | 190 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Original Footwear Manufacturing BR Inc. | 190 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MEC main | 190 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Systrand Manufacturing Corporation | 190 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MidMichigan Medical Center - Alpena | 857 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northeast MI Community Mental Health Authority | 349 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2358 | 314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2358 | 299 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #4432 SANTA PAULA, CA | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5302 Charlotte, NC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sweet Briar College | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland (Barron) | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Justice | 190 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jones Covey Group Inc, | 190 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverview Regional Medical Center | 190 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McGuckin Hardware | 190 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.