Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing · Michigan

Grand Rapids Controls

Rockford, MI · ~171 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Grand Rapids Controls runs at 166% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Grand Rapids Controls: 5.5 TCR = 166% of Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Grand Rapids Controls safety composite

Grand Rapids Controls scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).

F

29/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.87 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% 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 Controls: 3.7 → 4.6 TCR

Peak year 2020 @ 7.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.52× in 2024

Grand Rapids Controls's TCR rose 0.9 from 3.7 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333249 · Rockford, MI ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 166% of ind

  • DART 2.9 DART
  • RANK #33/42
  • PHOTO Girton Manufacturing…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 72 inj
  • SIZE ~171 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Girton Manufacturing Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Grand Rapids Controls in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Grand Rapids Controls averages 5.5 TCR (166% of the Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Grand Rapids Controls TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=6.2 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=5.5 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Grand Rapids Controls falls in its industry

448 Injection molding machinery fo establishments

Safer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 42 Injection molding machinery fo employers in Michigan.

Grand Rapids Controls (171 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 70 employees and a TCR of 3.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Grand Rapids Controls
Grand Rapids Controls (171 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 70 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Grand Rapids Controls has more employees than the Injection molding machinery for plastics 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 4.6 2.9 8 0 0
2023 4.2 4.2 7 0 0
2021 5.5 4.8 8 0 0
2020 7.8 7.8 11 0 0
2019 5.5 5.5 9 0 0
2018 6.5 5.9 12 0 0
2017 6.2 6.2 11 0 0
2016 3.7 2.5 6 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333249 · MI · Rockford

448 Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 33 employers in Rockford, 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 Girton Manufacturing Co., Inc. 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Technic Equipment Division 5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR 21st Century Plastics Corporation 5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Corporate Office 5.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Manistee - Chemicals 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE Edwards Garment Co. 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE JVIS USA LLC Benton Harbor Crystal 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE Mayco Groesbeck 171 FTE
CITY-NEAR Byrne Electrical Specialists 655 FTE
CITY-NEAR Wolverine Worldwide - Rockford Corporate Office 648 FTE
CITY-NEAR 226 - Algoma Twp 391 FTE
CITY-NEAR Meijer 226 386 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 Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE Philly's Best Steak Company Inc. 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hotel Kansas City 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE Martin'S Food Markets 6299 171 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.