Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables · Michigan
Great Lakes Packing Co
Kewadin, MI · ~48 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Great Lakes Packing Co runs at 176% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade D.
Great Lakes Packing Co: 7.9 TCR = 176% of Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Great Lakes Packing Co safety composite
Great Lakes Packing Co scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
−344.0
2016→2022
Great Lakes Packing Co injury rate improved
Great Lakes Packing Co's TCR fell 344.0 from 357.1 in 2016 to 13.1 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2017 at 609.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=357.1 · 2017=609.1 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=4.8 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=13.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115114 · Kewadin, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.9 · 176% of ind
- DART 6.6 DART
- RANK #9/11
- PHOTO Degesch America Colu…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Degesch America Columbia River (0.0 TCR gap)
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Great Lakes Packing Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Taylor & Fulto
Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC
8 TCR
- This site
Great Lakes Packing Co
7.9 TCR
- Degesch Americ
Degesch America Columbia River
7.9 TCR
- Western Precoo
Western Precooling
7.9 TCR
- Cowiche Grower
Cowiche Growers Inc
7.9 TCR
What this shows Great Lakes Packing Co averages 7.9 TCR (176% of the Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).
Great Lakes Packing Co TCR series: 2016=357.1 · 2017=609.1 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=4.8 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=13.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Great Lakes Packing Co falls in its industry
666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 11 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an employers in Michigan.
Great Lakes Packing Co has fewer employees than the Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 609.1 | 532.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 357.1 | 285.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115114 · MI · Kewadin
666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 3 employers in Kewadin, 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 | Degesch America Columbia River | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western Precooling | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cowiche Growers Inc | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sietsema Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.M. Longyear, LLC - Office & Forestry | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Top Grade Aggregates, LLC | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DTE Maintenance Alliance | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Lakes Packing Co. Kewadin | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kewadin Garage | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 42998 - Easton Fac. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0307 - Nashua Nh Whse | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reliable Installation Services | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SHADOWLAWN | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fire Safety Complex | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cribley Enterprises | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delucca Enterprises Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PLC | 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.