Thermoforming machinery for plastics manufacturing · Michigan
Forming Technologies, LLC
Muskegon, MI · ~94 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Forming Technologies, LLC runs at 225% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Thermoforming machinery for plastics manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Forming Technologies, LLC: 7.4 TCR = 225% of Thermoforming machinery for plastics manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Forming Technologies, LLC safety composite
Forming Technologies, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
Forming Technologies, LLC: 1.5 → 13.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 13.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.4× in 2024
Forming Technologies, LLC's TCR rose 12.4 from 1.5 in 2020 to 13.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333248 · Muskegon, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 225% of ind
- DART 10.4 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO FALA Technologies
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~94 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FALA Technologies (0.4 TCR gap)
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Forming Technologies, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Georg Utz, Inc
Georg Utz, Inc.
8.4 TCR
- Magic Plastics
Magic Plastics
8.1 TCR
- This site
Forming Technologies, LLC
7.4 TCR
- FALA Technolog
FALA Technologies
7 TCR
- Novares W1P AM
Novares W1P AMEC
6.9 TCR
What this shows Forming Technologies, LLC averages 7.4 TCR (225% of the Thermoforming machinery for plastics manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Forming Technologies, LLC TCR series: 2020=1.5 · 2022=10.3 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=13.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Forming Technologies, LLC falls in its industry
55 Thermoforming machinery for pl establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Thermoforming machinery for pl employers in Michigan.
Forming Technologies, LLC has more employees than the Thermoforming machinery for plastics man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333248 · MI · Muskegon
55 Thermoforming machinery for plastics manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 230 employers in Muskegon, 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 | FALA Technologies | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Novares W1P AMEC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Magic Plastics | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Georg Utz, Inc. | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gaylord Field Office | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Presque Isle Power Plant | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | avb | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3229_6219 | 94 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Partners - Sherman Campus | 3,461 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Partners-1500 E Sherman BLVD-MH-MI | 2,598 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Partners - Hackley | 1,329 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Arena | 861 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Hockessin | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Standafer Builders Inc | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fritz Winter North America, LP | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZZ Galvanizing - Reno, LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trailblazer Transportation | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Palm Bay | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Middle School | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Tier Pet Nutrition | 94 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.