Diesel and semidiesel engines manufacturing · Michigan

Detroit Diesel Corporation

Detroit, MI · ~2,689 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Detroit Diesel Corporation runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Diesel and semidiesel engines manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Detroit Diesel Corporation: 1.9 TCR = 58% of Diesel and semidiesel engines manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Detroit Diesel Corporation safety composite

Detroit Diesel Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

C

62/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.91 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 65% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 52% 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

−1.3

2018→2024

Detroit Diesel Corporation injury rate improved

Detroit Diesel Corporation's TCR fell 1.3 from 2.6 in 2018 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=2.6 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2024=1.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333618 · Detroit, MI AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE

Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind

  • DART 0.7 DART
  • RANK #4/12
  • PHOTO SCHOTTEL INC
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 257 inj
  • SIZE ~2,689 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: SCHOTTEL INC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Detroit Diesel Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Detroit Diesel Corporation averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the Diesel and semidiesel engines manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Detroit Diesel Corporation TCR series: 2018=2.6 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Detroit Diesel Corporation falls in its industry

133 Diesel and semidiesel engines establishments

Safer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 12 Diesel and semidiesel engines employers in Michigan.

Detroit Diesel Corporation (2,689 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 321 employees and a TCR of 2.9 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 01,0002,0003,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Detroit Diesel Corporation
Detroit Diesel Corporation (2,689 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 321 employees and a TCR of 2.9

Detroit Diesel Corporation has more employees than the Diesel and semidiesel engines manufactur median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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
2024 1.3 0.7 40 0 0
2021 1.8 1.1 50 0 0
2020 1.8 1.1 41 0 0
2019 2.1 1.3 57 0 0
2018 2.6 1.9 69 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333618 · MI · Detroit

133 Diesel and semidiesel engines manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 673 employers in Detroit, 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 SCHOTTEL INC 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Engine Works 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pure Watercraft, Inc. 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Gas Power Systems : Waukesha, WI, USA 1.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Acro Service 2,701 FTE
STATE-SIZE Denso Manufacturing of Michigan 2,702 FTE
STATE-SIZE 1855-MIGRA1 2,706 FTE
STATE-SIZE Amazon.com Services LLC - GRR1 2,666 FTE
CITY-NEAR Henry Ford Hospital 8,838 FTE
CITY-NEAR Detroit Campus 8,632 FTE
CITY-NEAR Delta Air Lines - DTW 6,640 FTE
CITY-NEAR General Motors Corporation 5,241 FTE
NAT-TCR Defiance 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Raleigh Marriott City Center 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Allstate Peterbilt Group Of Superior 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR 1603 Sxb47 1.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Rio Grande Regional Hospital 2,690 FTE
NAT-SIZE INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center 2,690 FTE
NAT-SIZE Beau Rivage Resorts Inc 2,687 FTE
NAT-SIZE Pratt & Whitney Middletown 2,686 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, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.