Stands (except wire), merchandise display, manufacturing · Michigan
Design Manufacturing, LLC
Walker, MI · ~52 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Design Manufacturing, LLC runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Stands (except wire), merchandise display, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Design Manufacturing, LLC: 3.7 TCR = 112% of Stands (except wire), merchandise display, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Design Manufacturing, LLC safety composite
Design Manufacturing, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
Design Manufacturing, LLC: 4.4 → 9.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.9 TCR · DART/TCR 2.02× in 2024
Design Manufacturing, LLC's TCR rose 5.5 from 4.4 in 2019 to 9.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337215 · Walker, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 112% of ind
- DART 7.4 DART
- RANK #11/20
- PHOTO Miller Manufacturing
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Miller Manufacturing (0.0 TCR gap)
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Design Manufacturing, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Panel Processi
Panel Processing Inc
3.8 TCR
- This site
Design Manufacturing, LLC
3.7 TCR
- Miller Manufac
Miller Manufacturing
3.7 TCR
- Commercial Tru
Commercial Truck & Van
3.7 TCR
- The Stow Compa
The Stow Company
3.7 TCR
What this shows Design Manufacturing, LLC averages 3.7 TCR (112% of the Stands (except wire), merchandise display, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Design Manufacturing, LLC TCR series: 2019=4.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Design Manufacturing, LLC falls in its industry
231 Stands (except wire), merchand establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 20 Stands (except wire), merchand employers in Michigan.
Design Manufacturing, LLC has fewer employees than the Stands (except wire), merchandise displa median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337215 · MI · Walker
231 Stands (except wire), merchandise display, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 67 employers in Walker, 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 | Miller Manufacturing | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Commercial Truck & Van | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Stow Company | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Panel Processing Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C3 Industries, Inc - Webberville | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenwood Energy Center | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hastings SC | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dollins Construction Inc dba Cowhy Hayes | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DGR1 | 793 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BHI Bissell Homecare Inc. | 705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Walker Stamping & Assembly (Challenge Manufacturing-Plant 1) | 469 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids | 465 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Price Rite Store 458 Erie | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select Specialty Hospital - Daytona Beach, Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Teinert Metals, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baylor Heart and Vascular Center, L.L.P. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Warren, Oh Branch | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Stanton, Pa Branch | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Gulfstream Aerospace | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at High Country Conference Center | 52 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.