Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing · Michigan
Dowding Industries, Inc
Eaton Rapids, MI · ~192 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dowding Industries, Inc runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Dowding Industries, Inc: 5.4 TCR = 164% of Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dowding Industries, Inc safety composite
Dowding Industries, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
Dowding Industries, Inc: 3.8 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.33× in 2024
Dowding Industries, Inc's TCR rose 2.9 from 3.8 in 2016 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Eaton Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 164% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #41/58
- PHOTO Beef Products, Inc. …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 71 inj
- SIZE ~192 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Beef Products, Inc. - Assembly (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dowding Industries, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- DRILL MASTERS
DRILL MASTERS ELDORADO TOOL
5.5 TCR
- HCS - Operatio
HCS - Operations
5.5 TCR
- This site
Dowding Industries, Inc
5.4 TCR
- Beef Products,
Beef Products, Inc. - Assembly
5.4 TCR
- CPS Plant 3
CPS Plant 3
5.4 TCR
What this shows Dowding Industries, Inc averages 5.4 TCR (164% of the Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dowding Industries, Inc TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=5.1 · 2019=3.4 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Dowding Industries, Inc falls in its industry
391 Machine tools, metal cutting, establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 58 Machine tools, metal cutting, employers in Michigan.
Dowding Industries, Inc has more employees than the Machine tools, metal cutting, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · MI · Eaton Rapids
391 Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 10 employers in Eaton 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 | Beef Products, Inc. - Assembly | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DRILL MASTERS ELDORADO TOOL | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPS Plant 3 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HCS - Operations | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeshore Global | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Distribution Plant | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michigan Operations - Hemlock HIMS Plant | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cannon-Muskegon Corporation | 192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magnesium Prod of AM | 366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1994 FAMILY FARE, Eaton Rapids PREVO'S #38-3345860 | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sika Advance Resins - Eaton Rapids | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dowding Machining | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fernandina Mulch and Stone, LLC dba Liberty Landscape Supply | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Randolph | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SMT Houston | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greendale Catalent | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Avara Pharmaceutical Technologies, Inc. | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 184 - Reynolds Rd-Lexington | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2570 - Marlborough East | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | APM Terminals Mobile - LLC | 192 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.