Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Michigan

Howell

Howell, MI · ~65 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
2.8
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Howell runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.

Howell: 2.8 TCR = 128% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Howell safety composite

Howell scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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

66/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−0.9

2016→2024

Howell injury rate improved

Howell's TCR fell 0.9 from 3.6 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.6 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=7.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Howell, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 2.8 · 128% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #21/62
  • PHOTO J. Trockman & Sons, …
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 30 inj
  • SIZE ~65 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: J. Trockman & Sons, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Howell in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Howell averages 2.8 TCR (128% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

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

Howell TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=7 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 2.2

Where Howell falls in its industry

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishments

Safer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Michigan.

Howell (65 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0 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 020406080100 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Howell
Howell (65 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Howell has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 2.7 0.0 2 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 7.0 2.4 4 2 0
2019 4.6 3.1 6 0 0
2018 6.1 2.7 8 1 0
2017 1.3 0.8 5 0 0
2016 3.6 2.2 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · MI · Howell

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers 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 J. Trockman & Sons, Inc. 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR UNIVERSAL SERVICE RECYCLING MERCED 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Atlas Metal & Iron Corporation 1100 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR PnP Kansas City Truman Road 2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Ridgeview Orchards 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE PG Manufacturing 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE Marquette Board of Light and Power 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE SunGlo 65 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 3386 - Denver University Hills Plaza 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Laketronics Inc 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Cumming GA Truss 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR MAJOR LEAGUE FISHING LLC - Benton, KY 2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Glas-Col, LLC 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sodexo at Chevron Ric Refinery Janitoria 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE 3346 - Hollywood Galaxy 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE Nucor Insulated Panel Group 65 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.

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