Employer · Michigan
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI
Grand Rapids, MI · ~887 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI runs at 9% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade A.
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI: 0.3 TCR = 9% of industry BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI safety composite
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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%).
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI held a steady TCR band
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.1 in 2023 to 0.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=0.1 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334511 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 9% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO L3Harris
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~887 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: L3Harris (0.0 TCR gap)
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Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI
0.3 TCR
- L3Harris 0.3
L3Harris
0.3 TCR
- Atlantic Inert 0.3
Atlantic Inertial Systems Inc (Cheshire CT)
0.3 TCR
- HoneywellWA05 0.3
HoneywellWA05
0.3 TCR
- HMAPF02 0.3
HMAPF02
0.3 TCR
What this shows Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI averages 0.3 TCR (9% of the industry BLS benchmark).
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI TCR series: 2023=0.1 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI falls in its industry
388 industry establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 industry employers in Michigan.
Defense and Systems Grand Rapids MI has more employees than the industry median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.7. 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 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334511 · MI · Grand Rapids
388 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 | L3Harris | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlantic Inertial Systems Inc (Cheshire CT) | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HoneywellWA05 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HMAPF02 | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spirit Airlines - DTW | 888 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oakland Management Corp. | 889 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Home Health 38-3206511 | 889 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trenton South Engine Plant | 892 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | United States Environmental Services, L.L.C. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3S Services, LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Solvay USA LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chevron El Segundo Refinery | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 540-FC001 | 887 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mco-Ground Ops | 887 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ultium Cells, LLC Spring Hill | 887 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SOUTHWEST | 888 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.