Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) · Michigan

Fence Consultants

Name: Fence Consultants Workplace Safety Data
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Grand Rapids, MI · ~47 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 7.7
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Fence Consultants runs at 274% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) workplace, earning a grade F.

Fence Consultants: 7.7 TCR = 274% of Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Fence Consultants safety composite

Fence Consultants scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).

18/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 7.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 10% of industry peers
DART rate: F 10.34 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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

Fence Consultants: 4.4 → 14.5 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 14.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.35× in 2019

Fence Consultants's TCR rose 10.1 from 4.4 in 2016 to 14.5 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 1.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238990 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 274% of ind

DART 10.3 DART
RANK #25/30
PHOTO South Bay Fence, Inc.
BOOK 3y book
INJ 10 inj
SIZE ~47 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: South Bay Fence, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Fence Consultants averages 7.7 TCR (274% of the Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) BLS benchmark).

Fence Consultants TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=4.2 · 2019=14.5 · BLS 2.8

Where Fence Consultants falls in its industry

1,634 Fencing contractors (except el establishments

Safer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 30 Fencing contractors (except el employers in Michigan.

Fence Consultants (47 employees, TCR 7.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 1.9

Fence Consultants has fewer employees than the Fencing contractors (except electronic c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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
2019	14.5	10.3	6	1
2017	4.2	4.2	2	0
2016	4.4	0.0	2	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238990 · MI · Grand Rapids

1,634 Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	South Bay Fence, Inc.	CHULA VISTA, CA	7.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Austin Sales inc	AUSTIN, TX	7.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Patio Pools of Tucson Inc	TUCSON, AZ	7.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	020 Monroe MI Barnhart Crane and Rigging LLC	MONROE, MI	7.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Nash Greenhouses, LLC	KALAMAZOO	47 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Red Arrow Dairy	GRAND RAPIDS	47 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SEMCO Energy Gas Company - BC	BATTLE CREEK	47 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Operations and Maintenance	FLINT	47 FTE
CITY-NEAR	SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA	Grand Rapids	9,012 FTE
CITY-NEAR	SH Butterworth Hospital	Grand Rapids	7,397 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI	Grand Rapids	2,914 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood	Grand Rapids	2,817 FTE
NAT-TCR	LAKE CITY 2288 SW Main Blvd	Lake City, FL	7.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0020 2581	Frisco, TX	7.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0017 1584	Wickenburg, AZ	7.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mondelez Newburgh	Newburgh, NY	7.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Vecellio & Grogan-Project #100-0183	West Jefferson, NC	47 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Meridian Home	Comanche, OK	47 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Bayway Operations	Elizabeth, NJ	47 FTE
NAT-SIZE	5472-Swy 0035 1358	Arlington, VA	47 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: 2019, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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