Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing · Michigan
Grand Rapids Chair Company
Byron Center, MI · ~155 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Grand Rapids Chair Company runs at 171% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Grand Rapids Chair Company: 5.6 TCR = 171% of Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Grand Rapids Chair Company safety composite
Grand Rapids Chair Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Grand Rapids Chair Company: 3.3 → 8.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.98× in 2024
Grand Rapids Chair Company's TCR rose 4.7 from 3.3 in 2018 to 8.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.98× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337127 · Byron Center, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 171% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #12/21
- PHOTO Brighton Cabinetry
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~155 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brighton Cabinetry (0.0 TCR gap)
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Grand Rapids Chair Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Workplace Modu
Workplace Modular Systems, LLC
5.7 TCR
- This site
Grand Rapids Chair Company
5.6 TCR
- Brighton Cabin
Brighton Cabinetry
5.6 TCR
- Nemschoff Rive
Nemschoff Riverside
5.6 TCR
- USACAPITOL
USACAPITOL
5.5 TCR
What this shows Grand Rapids Chair Company averages 5.6 TCR (171% of the Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Grand Rapids Chair Company TCR series: 2018=3.3 · 2024=8 · BLS 3.3
Where Grand Rapids Chair Company falls in its industry
208 Furniture, laboratory-type (e. establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 21 Furniture, laboratory-type (e. employers in Michigan.
Grand Rapids Chair Company has more employees than the Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benche median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337127 · MI · Byron Center
208 Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 78 employers in Byron Center, 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 | Brighton Cabinetry | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nemschoff Riverside | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Workplace Modular Systems, LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USACAPITOL | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alma SC | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Otis Elevator Company-Detroit | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM Wood Products | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Evergreen Packaging - Kalamazoo | 155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buist Electric | 390 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lumbermen's Inc. Byron Center | 344 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC | 303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Eerden Trucking | 254 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Euro USA Midwest LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brighton Cabinetry | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunchase Harrisonburg, LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pecan Grove Plantation Country Club | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Driskill | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southwest Healthcare Services | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Omni Charlotte Hotel | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin County Government | 155 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.