Oils, lubricating, synthetic, manufacturing · Michigan
Gage Products
Ferndale, MI · ~104 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gage Products runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Oils, lubricating, synthetic, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Gage Products: 1.8 TCR = 55% of Oils, lubricating, synthetic, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gage Products safety composite
Gage Products scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.8
2016→2024
Gage Products injury rate improved
Gage Products's TCR fell 4.8 from 5.7 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325998 · Ferndale, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 55% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/21
- PHOTO SUEZ WTS Beaumont S…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~104 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SUEZ WTS Beaumont Site (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gage Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gage Products
1.8 TCR
- SUEZ WTS Beau
SUEZ WTS Beaumont Site
1.8 TCR
- VWR Chemicals
VWR Chemicals Rouses Point
1.8 TCR
- Broadway
Broadway
1.8 TCR
- Haviland Consu
Haviland Consumer Products, Inc. (North)
1.8 TCR
What this shows Gage Products averages 1.8 TCR (55% of the Oils, lubricating, synthetic, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gage Products TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=2 · 2019=1 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Gage Products falls in its industry
485 Oils, lubricating, synthetic, establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 21 Oils, lubricating, synthetic, employers in Michigan.
Gage Products has more employees than the Oils, lubricating, synthetic, manufactur median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325998 · MI · Ferndale
485 Oils, lubricating, synthetic, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 28 employers in Ferndale, 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 | SUEZ WTS Beaumont Site | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VWR Chemicals Rouses Point | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Broadway | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Haviland Consumer Products, Inc. (North) | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Superior Asphalt, Inc. | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Diama-Shield, LLC | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Electrical Contractors, Inc | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Opus Packaging - Jackson | 104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Garden Fresh Gourmet | 322 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital | 272 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kingswood Hospital | 267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Progressive Mechanical, Inc | 212 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Custom Coatings, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flint Group | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Austin Constructors LLC. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clt Ltl | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hawk Installation and Construction | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moss Precision | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mahoney Foundries INC | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical Murray Lake Zurich | 104 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.