Flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing · Michigan
Guardian Industries -Carleton
Carleton, MI · ~327 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Guardian Industries -Carleton runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Guardian Industries -Carleton: 3.1 TCR = 94% of Flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Guardian Industries -Carleton safety composite
Guardian Industries -Carleton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
Guardian Industries -Carleton: 2.5 → 6.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.51× in 2024
Guardian Industries -Carleton's TCR rose 4.1 from 2.5 in 2016 to 6.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327211 · Carleton, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 94% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #2/7
- PHOTO Pittsburgh Glass Wor…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 64 inj
- SIZE ~327 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC - Meadville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Guardian Industries -Carleton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cardinal FG -W
Cardinal FG -Winlock FG
3.2 TCR
- Cardinal FG -P
Cardinal FG -Portage FG
3.2 TCR
- This site
Guardian Industries -Carleton
3.1 TCR
- Pittsburgh Gla
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC - Meadville
3.1 TCR
- Durant FG
Durant FG
3.1 TCR
What this shows Guardian Industries -Carleton averages 3.1 TCR (94% of the Flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Guardian Industries -Carleton TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=1.8 · 2022=3 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=6.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Guardian Industries -Carleton falls in its industry
105 Flat glass (e.g., float, plate establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 7 Flat glass (e.g., float, plate employers in Michigan.
Guardian Industries -Carleton has more employees than the Flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327211 · MI · Carleton
105 Flat glass (e.g., float, plate) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 11 employers in Carleton, 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 | Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC - Meadville | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Durant FG | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cardinal FG -Winlock FG | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cardinal FG -Portage FG | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fairlife, LLC | 327 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Asama Coldwater Mfg - Michigan | 327 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Laminated Products Plant | 327 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2192 | 327 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Airport Community Schools | 303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MANHEIM DETROIT | 284 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0586 MANHEIM DETROIT 600 WILL CARLETON RD | 281 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Four Star Greenhouse, Inc. | 261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 33 Hsc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vcf 129 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jendoco Construction Corporation | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Asf 409 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. | 327 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Chambers Works | 327 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ELZ | 327 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TX100 | 327 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.