Fire sprinkler system installation · Michigan

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc.

Cedar Springs, MI · ~36 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
12.2
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. runs at 436% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire sprinkler system installation workplace, earning a grade F.

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc.: 12.2 TCR = 436% of Fire sprinkler system installation BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. safety composite

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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

43/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 12.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 6% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−11.7

2016→2024

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. injury rate improved

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc.'s TCR fell 11.7 from 23.0 in 2016 to 11.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 23.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=23.0 · 2017=9.6 · 2019=7.9 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=11.3 · 2023=11.2 · 2024=11.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Cedar Springs, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 12.2 · 436% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #141/153
  • PHOTO Ranor Inc.
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 31 inj
  • SIZE ~36 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Ranor Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. averages 12.2 TCR (436% of the Fire sprinkler system installation BLS benchmark).

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

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. TCR series: 2016=23 · 2017=9.6 · 2019=7.9 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=11.3 · 2023=11.2 · 2024=11.3 · BLS 2.8

Where Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 Fire sprinkler system installa establishments

Safer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #141 safest of 153 Fire sprinkler system installa employers in Michigan.

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. (36 employees, TCR 12.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3 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 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Dependable Fire Protection, Inc.
Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. (36 employees, TCR 12.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Dependable Fire Protection, Inc. has fewer employees than the Fire sprinkler system installation median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 11.3 0.0 4 0 0
2023 11.2 8.4 4 0 0
2022 11.3 5.6 4 0 0
2021 11.1 0.0 4 0 0
2019 7.9 2.6 3 0 0
2017 9.6 0.0 4 0 0
2016 23.0 5.8 8 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · MI · Cedar Springs

5,793 Fire sprinkler system installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 26 employers in Cedar Springs, 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 Ranor Inc. 12.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kimbel Mechanical Systems, Inc - TN 12.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR GBPR, LLC D/B/A George Brazil 12.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Alliance Industries, L.L.C. 12.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE R & R ASPHALT INC 36 FTE
STATE-SIZE Blue Water Energy Center 36 FTE
STATE-SIZE Facilities 36 FTE
STATE-SIZE Grand Haven Office 36 FTE
CITY-NEAR Cedar Springs Public Schools-41070 369 FTE
CITY-NEAR Cedar Springs Public Schools 353 FTE
CITY-NEAR CS Manufacturing 340 FTE
CITY-NEAR 248 - Solon Township MI 300 FTE
NAT-TCR Ranor Inc. 12.2 TCR
NAT-TCR LP Owensboro, LLC--Hermitage 12.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Minnesota Correctional Facility - Red Wing 12.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Fraser Steel Company, Inc. 12.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Algona Municipal Utilities 36 FTE
NAT-SIZE Vittetoe, Inc. 36 FTE
NAT-SIZE B.W. Sinclair, Inc. 36 FTE
NAT-SIZE Greens Landing Office and Plant 36 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, 2019, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.