Silicone resins manufacturing · Michigan
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant
Auburn, MI · ~189 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant runs at 13% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Silicone resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant: 0.4 TCR = 13% of Silicone resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant safety composite
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant: 0.0 → 0.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 0.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2024
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant's TCR rose 0.4 from 0.0 in 2020 to 0.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Auburn, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 13% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #5/31
- PHOTO LaPorte PVOH
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~189 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LaPorte PVOH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- INEOS Composit
INEOS Composites US, LLC - Los Angeles
0.5 TCR
- This site
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant
0.4 TCR
- LaPorte PVOH
LaPorte PVOH
0.4 TCR
- Westlake Chemi
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC
0.4 TCR
- OMNOVA Solutio
OMNOVA Solutions - Chester
0.4 TCR
What this shows Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant averages 0.4 TCR (13% of the Silicone resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant TCR series: 2020=0 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.4 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant falls in its industry
644 Silicone resins manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 31 Silicone resins manufacturing employers in Michigan.
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant has more employees than the Silicone resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · MI · Auburn
644 Silicone resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 7 employers in Auburn, 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 | LaPorte PVOH | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OMNOVA Solutions - Chester | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | INEOS Composites US, LLC - Los Angeles | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | M.U.E. | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | La Colombe- Norton Shores | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | May Mobility | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AxleTech International - Troy | 189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SK Siltron CSS - Auburn | 246 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant | 246 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SK Siltron CSS | 125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2797_5341 | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | National Distribution Centers LLC-180 KOST RD | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UNCA Dining Hall | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dynamic Systems INC | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | International Marine | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Tree Service, LLC | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RBC - Aircraft Products, Inc | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BVPV Styrenics LLC - Beaver Valley Site | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2567 - Hanover | 189 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.