Aluminum die-casting foundries · Michigan

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC

St. Joseph, MI · ~95 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
3.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC runs at 118% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Aluminum die-casting foundries workplace, earning a grade C.

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC: 3.9 TCR = 118% of Aluminum die-casting foundries BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC safety composite

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

59/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 3.9 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.9 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% 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

−6.0

2017→2018

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC injury rate improved

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC's TCR fell 6.0 from 6.9 in 2017 to 0.9 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.9 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=6.9 · 2018=0.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 331523 · St. Joseph, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 118% of ind

  • DART 0.9 DART
  • RANK #16/32
  • PHOTO Gateway Plant
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~95 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Gateway Plant (0.0 TCR gap)

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Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC averages 3.9 TCR (118% of the Aluminum die-casting foundries BLS benchmark).

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

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC TCR series: 2017=6.9 · 2018=0.9 · BLS 3.3

Where Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC falls in its industry

221 Aluminum die-casting foundries establishments

Safer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 32 Aluminum die-casting foundries employers in Michigan.

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC (95 employees, TCR 3.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 97 employees and a TCR of 4.7 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 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC
Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC (95 employees, TCR 3.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 97 employees and a TCR of 4.7

Hoffmann Die Cast, LLC has fewer employees than the Aluminum die-casting foundries median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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
2018 0.9 0.9 1 0 0
2017 6.9 3.0 6 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

331523 · MI · St. Joseph

221 Aluminum die-casting foundries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 30 employers in St. Joseph, 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 Gateway Plant 3.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Madison Kipp Corporation South Plant/Corporate 3.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Generaldie castres, Machining 3.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Shiloh Clarksville 3.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Michigan Freeze Pack 95 FTE
STATE-SIZE Michigan Milk Producers Association 95 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cargill Salt 95 FTE
STATE-SIZE Harbor Graphics 95 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lakeland Medical Center St. Joseph 1,938 FTE
CITY-NEAR Colson Saint Joseph 197 FTE
CITY-NEAR Robert Bosch LLC 161 FTE
CITY-NEAR Cliffside Company d.b.a Caretel Inns of Lakeland 154 FTE
NAT-TCR Evergreen Place - Normal 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Sodexo at Hanover College-Admin 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Mannington US LVT 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR 43rd Street (Ny43r) 3.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Heritage Health - Carlinville 95 FTE
NAT-SIZE TR Post Management LLC 95 FTE
NAT-SIZE Iron Hill Brewery- Huntingdon Valley 95 FTE
NAT-SIZE Saddle Brook, NJ 95 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: 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.