Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing · Michigan
Highland Engineering, Inc.
Howell, MI · ~45 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Highland Engineering, Inc. runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Highland Engineering, Inc.: 6.0 TCR = 181% of Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Highland Engineering, Inc. safety composite
Highland Engineering, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−1.4
2016→2024
Highland Engineering, Inc. injury rate improved
Highland Engineering, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.4 from 5.1 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.1 · 2018=8.0 · 2019=13.7 · 2020=7.2 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332311 · Howell, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 181% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/17
- PHOTO Michigan City CSM
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Michigan City CSM (0.0 TCR gap)
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Highland Engineering, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Highland Engineering, Inc.
6 TCR
- Michigan City
Michigan City CSM
6 TCR
- MacArthur Comp
MacArthur Company - Energy Panel Structures IA
6 TCR
- Erect-A-Tube,
Erect-A-Tube, Inc.
6 TCR
- Dewey Establis
Dewey Establishment
6 TCR
What this shows Highland Engineering, Inc. averages 6.0 TCR (181% of the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Highland Engineering, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2018=8 · 2019=13.7 · 2020=7.2 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Highland Engineering, Inc. falls in its industry
393 Buildings, prefabricated metal establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 17 Buildings, prefabricated metal employers in Michigan.
Highland Engineering, Inc. has fewer employees than the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.7 | 9.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332311 · MI · Howell
393 Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 94 employers in Howell, 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 | Michigan City CSM | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MacArthur Company - Energy Panel Structures IA | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Erect-A-Tube, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dewey Establishment | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Junction Office | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DeWeerdt Poultry Farm, LLC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clare SC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thomas Sebold and Associates, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thai Summit America | 797 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Livingston County | 721 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital | 708 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Livingston | 488 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Montgomery Region | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 232 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grande Rubicon | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ground Effects, LLC - San Antonio | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ben Parker Co., Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hydro Resources - Mid-Continent, Inc., Dalhart | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Eastern Concrete, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Landes Trucking 72003 Hope Hull | 45 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.