Pants (e.g., athletic, dress, sweat, work), men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) · Michigan
Edwards Garment Co.
Kalamazoo, MI · ~171 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Edwards Garment Co. runs at 99% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Pants (e.g., athletic, dress, sweat, work), men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) workplace, earning a grade C.
Edwards Garment Co.: 3.3 TCR = 99% of Pants (e.g., athletic, dress, sweat, work), men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Edwards Garment Co. safety composite
Edwards Garment Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
Edwards Garment Co. held a steady TCR band
Edwards Garment Co.'s TCR held near 0.1 from 4.0 in 2018 to 4.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.0 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 315220 · Kalamazoo, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 99% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK P39
- PHOTO Euclid Vidaro Mfg. Co
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~171 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Euclid Vidaro Mfg. Co (0.0 TCR gap)
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Edwards Garment Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Williamson-Dic
Williamson-Dickie Fort Worth Service Center I
3.6 TCR
- W Diamond Grou
W Diamond Group
3.5 TCR
- This site
Edwards Garment Co.
3.3 TCR
- Euclid Vidaro
Euclid Vidaro Mfg. Co
3.2 TCR
- Factory/Manufa
Factory/Manufacturing & Distribution Center
3 TCR
What this shows Edwards Garment Co. averages 3.3 TCR (99% of the Pants (e.g., athletic, dress, sweat, work), men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) BLS benchmark).
Edwards Garment Co. TCR series: 2018=4 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Edwards Garment Co. falls in its industry
46 Pants (e.g., athletic, dress, establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Edwards Garment Co. has more employees than the Pants (e.g., athletic, dress, sweat, wor median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
315220 · MI · Kalamazoo
46 Pants (e.g., athletic, dress, sweat, work), men's and boys', cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, 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 | Euclid Vidaro Mfg. Co | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | W Diamond Group | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Factory/Manufacturing & Distribution Center | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Williamson-Dickie Fort Worth Service Center I | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Manistee - Chemicals | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Rapids Controls | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JVIS USA LLC Benton Harbor Crystal | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mayco Groesbeck | 171 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Wellington at Dayton | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1360 1364 Midline | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Green Meadows Design & Landscaping, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson Parish Hospital | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Unit 119 | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LNK - 100 Ricefield | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Weir Pump and Valve Solutions | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C&F Enterprises LLC | 171 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.