Hoses, reinforced, rubber or plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Flexfab Horizons International
Hastings, MI · ~61 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Flexfab Horizons International runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hoses, reinforced, rubber or plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Flexfab Horizons International: 6.3 TCR = 190% of Hoses, reinforced, rubber or plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Flexfab Horizons International safety composite
Flexfab Horizons International scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
Flexfab Horizons International: 1.3 → 2.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 12.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.22× in 2024
Flexfab Horizons International's TCR rose 1.5 from 1.3 in 2017 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326220 · Hastings, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 190% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO SALEM REPUBLIC RUBBE…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SALEM REPUBLIC RUBBER COMPANY LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Flexfab Horizons International in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- HBD/Thermoid I
HBD/Thermoid Inc. Allen Street
6.5 TCR
- SALEM REPUBLIC
SALEM REPUBLIC RUBBER COMPANY LLC
6.4 TCR
- This site
Flexfab Horizons International
6.3 TCR
- Echelon Supply
Echelon Supply and Service- Liverpool
6.1 TCR
- FFGR 33rd
FFGR 33rd
6 TCR
What this shows Flexfab Horizons International averages 6.3 TCR (190% of the Hoses, reinforced, rubber or plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Flexfab Horizons International TCR series: 2017=1.3 · 2018=11.7 · 2019=11.8 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=12 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Flexfab Horizons International falls in its industry
160 Hoses, reinforced, rubber or p establishmentsSafer than 21% 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 #6 safest of 7 Hoses, reinforced, rubber or p employers in Michigan.
Flexfab Horizons International has fewer employees than the Hoses, reinforced, rubber or plastics, m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.8 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326220 · MI · Hastings
160 Hoses, reinforced, rubber or plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 26 employers in Hastings, 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 | SALEM REPUBLIC RUBBER COMPANY LLC | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Echelon Supply and Service- Liverpool | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HBD/Thermoid Inc. Allen Street | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FFGR 33rd | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sietsema Farms Feeds | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wolverine Service Center | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.R. Heineman & Sons, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4785_10911 | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PENNOCK HOSPITAL - MICHIGAN | 403 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Flexfab LLC - Main | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | County of Barry d/b/a Thornapple Manor | 297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Viking Corp Hastings | 296 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Blue Earth County | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A&E Grinding | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richmark Label | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Equipment Rental Co | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincoln Elementary | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gmi Topton | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northome School | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CFLL | 61 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.