Presses, metal baling, manufacturing · Michigan

Hirotec America

Auburn Hills, MI · ~508 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Hirotec America runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Presses, metal baling, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Hirotec America: 2.2 TCR = 66% of Presses, metal baling, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Hirotec America safety composite

Hirotec America scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).

D

52/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.87 per 100 workers

Safer than 47% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.6

2016→2024

Hirotec America injury rate improved

Hirotec America's TCR fell 1.6 from 2.8 in 2016 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.8 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=2.0 · 2020=2.0 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333999 · Auburn Hills, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 66% of ind

  • DART 0.9 DART
  • RANK #12/21
  • PHOTO LPI Inc
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 108 inj
  • SIZE ~508 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: LPI Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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Hirotec America in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Hirotec America averages 2.2 TCR (66% of the Presses, metal baling, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Hirotec America TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=2 · 2020=2 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Hirotec America falls in its industry

242 Presses, metal baling, manufac establishments

Safer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 21 Presses, metal baling, manufac employers in Michigan.

Hirotec America (508 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 81 employees and a TCR of 2.5 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 02004006008001,000 0102030 Average employees Total Case Rate Hirotec America
Hirotec America (508 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 81 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Hirotec America has more employees than the Presses, metal baling, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 1.1 0.9 8 0 0
2023 1.5 0.5 9 0 0
2022 1.6 1.2 9 0 0
2021 2.9 2.3 19 0 0
2020 2.0 2.0 9 0 0
2019 2.0 1.5 8 0 0
2018 2.9 2.0 16 0 0
2017 3.1 2.2 18 0 0
2016 2.8 2.5 12 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333999 · MI · Auburn Hills

242 Presses, metal baling, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 215 employers in Auburn Hills, 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 LPI Inc 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR RLC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kenosha - Headquaters 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR FL HQ Largo 2.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Kalkaska Memorial Health Center 508 FTE
STATE-SIZE Yanfeng Grand Rapids 509 FTE
STATE-SIZE AGS 18.5 509 FTE
STATE-SIZE Jolly Road 509 FTE
CITY-NEAR FCA US Headquarters and Technology Center 14,088 FTE
CITY-NEAR FCA US Headquarters and Technology 12,609 FTE
CITY-NEAR Continental - Auburn Hills North 1,318 FTE
CITY-NEAR CTC Pilot Plant 1,094 FTE
NAT-TCR Robertet Frangrances 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Hunt Engine Inc 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR North American Clutch Corporation 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR OHL 2.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Boulder 508 FTE
NAT-SIZE 1979 Marcus Ave 508 FTE
NAT-SIZE Franklin County 508 FTE
NAT-SIZE PIE 508 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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.