Preparing goods for transportation (i.e., crating, packing) · Michigan

Fapco inc

Buchanan, MI · ~228 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
4.1
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
1
Fatality
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The verdict

Fapco inc runs at 91% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Preparing goods for transportation (i.e., crating, packing) workplace, earning a grade C.

Fapco inc: 4.1 TCR = 91% of Preparing goods for transportation (i.e., crating, packing) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Fapco inc safety composite

Fapco inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).

F

31/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.08 per 100 workers

Safer than 42% of industry peers

DART rate
D 3.57 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers

Fatalities
F 1

Safer than 1% 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

−2.9

2022→2024

Fapco inc injury rate improved

Fapco inc's TCR fell 2.9 from 6.5 in 2022 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=6.5 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=3.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 488991 · Buchanan, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 4.1 · 91% of ind

  • DART 3.6 DART
  • RANK #4/9
  • PHOTO Radial South
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 28 inj
  • SIZE ~228 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Radial South (0.1 TCR gap)

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Fapco inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Fapco inc averages 4.1 TCR (91% of the Preparing goods for transportation (i.e., crating, packing) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Fapco inc TCR series: 2022=6.5 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 4.5

Where Fapco inc falls in its industry

91 Preparing goods for transporta establishments

Safer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 Preparing goods for transporta employers in Michigan.

Fapco inc (228 employees, TCR 4.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Fapco inc
Fapco inc (228 employees, TCR 4.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Fapco inc has more employees than the Preparing goods for transportation (i.e. median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 3.6 3.6 6 0 0
2023 2.2 2.2 5 0 0
2022 6.5 6.1 17 0 1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

488991 · MI · Buchanan

91 Preparing goods for transportation (i.e., crating, packing) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 16 employers in Buchanan, 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 Radial South 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR AC Foods Legacy 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Freshouse II, LLC 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kurtz Bros. Warehouse 3.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Livonia SC 228 FTE
STATE-SIZE Schaeffler Group USA Inc. - Troy 228 FTE
STATE-SIZE Tower Automotive 228 FTE
STATE-SIZE Innotec Lighting 228 FTE
CITY-NEAR 1467 RXO EXPRESS, LLC-1467 146 FTE
CITY-NEAR Buchanan 65 FTE
CITY-NEAR Buchanan High School 64 FTE
CITY-NEAR Tabor Hill Winery 58 FTE
NAT-TCR ComSonics of Massachusetts 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Holiday Inn Resort 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Brawdy Construction, Inc. 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR St. Joseph Manor Healthcare 4.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Appleton North 228 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ateeco Inc. 228 FTE
NAT-SIZE Denver 228 FTE
NAT-SIZE IBP Support Group 228 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.