Tortilla chips manufacturing · Michigan
El-Matador
Grand Rapids, MI · ~52 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
El-Matador runs at 98% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Tortilla chips manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
El-Matador: 4.0 TCR = 98% of Tortilla chips manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
El-Matador safety composite
El-Matador scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.6
2016→2018
El-Matador injury rate improved
El-Matador's TCR fell 1.6 from 4.8 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.8 · 2018=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311919 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.0 · 98% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Herr Foods - 040 Tra…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Herr Foods - 040 Transportation Nottingham (0.0 TCR gap)
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El-Matador in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
El-Matador
4 TCR
- Herr Foods - 0
Herr Foods - 040 Transportation Nottingham
4 TCR
- Wise Foods, In
Wise Foods, Inc. - Berwick, PA
4 TCR
- Rudolph Foods
Rudolph Foods Lima Plant
4 TCR
- Shearer's Food
Shearer's Foods - WTR
4 TCR
What this shows El-Matador averages 4.0 TCR (98% of the Tortilla chips manufacturing BLS benchmark).
El-Matador TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2018=3.2 · BLS 4.1
Where El-Matador falls in its industry
253 Tortilla chips manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 38% 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 #4 safest of 5 Tortilla chips manufacturing employers in Michigan.
El-Matador has fewer employees than the Tortilla chips manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311919 · MI · Grand Rapids
253 Tortilla chips manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand 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 | Herr Foods - 040 Transportation Nottingham | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wise Foods, Inc. - Berwick, PA | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rudolph Foods Lima Plant | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shearer's Foods - WTR | 4.0 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 | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | N and R of Silex Inc | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Association for the Developmentally Disabled | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NAPP Greeneville | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NV - Massapequa | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Buckhead Meat of North Carolina | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Damascus Inn Inc. | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HydroChem LLC-CTS | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of Sikeston at Clearview Inc | 52 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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