General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Michigan
Equity Transportation
Grand Rapids, MI · ~161 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Equity Transportation runs at 117% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade C.
Equity Transportation: 5.3 TCR = 117% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Equity Transportation safety composite
Equity Transportation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
Equity Transportation: 3.2 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2023
Equity Transportation's TCR rose 3.8 from 3.2 in 2021 to 7.0 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 5.3 · 117% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #67/89
- PHOTO Franks Vacuum Truck …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~161 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Franks Vacuum Truck Service In (0.0 TCR gap)
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Equity Transportation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Equity Transportation
5.3 TCR
- Franks Vacuum
Franks Vacuum Truck Service In
5.3 TCR
- Tidewater Tran
Tidewater Transit-Kingsport
5.3 TCR
- WI018 - WI-Stu
WI018 - WI-Sturtevant-Operating Center
5.3 TCR
- 431 Perry Stre
431 Perry Street
5.2 TCR
What this shows Equity Transportation averages 5.3 TCR (117% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Equity Transportation TCR series: 2021=3.2 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=7 · BLS 4.5
Where Equity Transportation falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #67 safest of 89 General freight trucking, long employers in Michigan.
Equity Transportation has more employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · MI · Grand Rapids
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) 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 | Franks Vacuum Truck Service In | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tidewater Transit-Kingsport | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WI018 - WI-Sturtevant-Operating Center | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 431 Perry Street | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bay City SC | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Schnittker (MI) | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DHE Plumbing & Mechanical | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 855 - Fresh Assembly | 161 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 | Theisen's of Charles City | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PACE Lynchburg | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Red Sun Farms | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pennwood Products | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Adient Columbia | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Mary Sugar Cooperative, Inc. | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Del Monte Foods-Markesan | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | L3Harris Randtron Antenna Systems | 161 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.