epoxy manufacturing · Michigan
Gougeon Brothers Inc
Bay City, MI · ~48 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gougeon Brothers Inc runs at 166% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical epoxy manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Gougeon Brothers Inc: 5.5 TCR = 166% of epoxy manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gougeon Brothers Inc safety composite
Gougeon Brothers Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
Gougeon Brothers Inc: 0.0 → 2.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 19.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.37× in 2024
Gougeon Brothers Inc's TCR rose 2.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 19.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Bay City, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 166% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #26/31
- PHOTO Associated Thermofor…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Associated Thermoforming, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gougeon Brothers Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gougeon Brothers Inc
5.5 TCR
- Associated The
Associated Thermoforming, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- USA MD Hagerst
USA MD Hagerstown Plant
5.5 TCR
- Accella Polyur
Accella Polyurethane Chattanooga
5.5 TCR
- TCR Composites
TCR Composites Inc.
5.5 TCR
What this shows Gougeon Brothers Inc averages 5.5 TCR (166% of the epoxy manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gougeon Brothers Inc TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=2 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=19.7 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Gougeon Brothers Inc falls in its industry
644 epoxy manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 31 epoxy manufacturing employers in Michigan.
Gougeon Brothers Inc has fewer employees than the epoxy manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.7 | 17.7 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · MI · Bay City
644 epoxy manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 138 employers in Bay City, 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 | Associated Thermoforming, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USA MD Hagerstown Plant | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Accella Polyurethane Chattanooga | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TCR Composites Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sietsema Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.M. Longyear, LLC - Office & Forestry | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Packing Co | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Top Grade Aggregates, LLC | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLaren Bay Region | 1,858 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bay Medical Center INC | 1,655 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bay City Factory | 522 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bay City Components | 421 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Shoprite of Gateway Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant 319 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABF Freight 074 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | High Desert Roofing, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 24Seven Express INC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fever Basketball LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Haven at North Hills | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Celeste Industries Corporation | 48 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.