Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing · Michigan
Hobart Aluminum Operations
Traverse City, MI · ~42 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hobart Aluminum Operations runs at 119% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Hobart Aluminum Operations: 3.9 TCR = 119% of Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hobart Aluminum Operations safety composite
Hobart Aluminum Operations scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−9.6
2018→2024
Hobart Aluminum Operations injury rate improved
Hobart Aluminum Operations's TCR fell 9.6 from 9.6 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.6 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=8.7 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · Traverse City, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 119% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #12/16
- PHOTO Second Chance Enterp…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Second Chance Enterprises (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hobart Aluminum Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hobart Aluminum Operations
3.9 TCR
- Second Chance
Second Chance Enterprises
3.9 TCR
- Stoody Company
Stoody Company
3.9 TCR
- Power Systems
Power Systems Division - South & Warehouse
3.9 TCR
- Select-Arc Ft.
Select-Arc Ft. Loramie
3.8 TCR
What this shows Hobart Aluminum Operations averages 3.9 TCR (119% of the Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hobart Aluminum Operations TCR series: 2018=9.6 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=8.7 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Hobart Aluminum Operations falls in its industry
129 Welding wire or rods (i.e., co establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 16 Welding wire or rods (i.e., co employers in Michigan.
Hobart Aluminum Operations has fewer employees than the Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, core median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · MI · Traverse City
129 Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 197 employers in Traverse City, 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 | Second Chance Enterprises | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stoody Company | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Power Systems Division - South & Warehouse | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Select-Arc Ft. Loramie | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | General Meter | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gas Construction Jackson | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pennings & Sons | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CR Meyer - Muskegon | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Munson Medical Center | 3,845 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Munson Healthcare | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern Michigan College | 705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 | 569 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale North Austin | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ACTS Retirement-Life Communities - Brittany Point Estates | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Synthetic Turf Resources | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Labette Health | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Erectors,Inc | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | L&D Vermont | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hewlett Parts & Accessories | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint Francis | 42 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.