Reels, plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Ironwood Plastics
Ironwood, MI · ~121 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ironwood Plastics runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Reels, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Ironwood Plastics: 2.6 TCR = 79% of Reels, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ironwood Plastics safety composite
Ironwood Plastics scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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
−1.8
2016→2024
Ironwood Plastics injury rate improved
Ironwood Plastics's TCR fell 1.8 from 4.2 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=2.0 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Ironwood, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 79% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #70/218
- PHOTO Matrix Plastic Produ…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~121 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ironwood Plastics in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ironwood Plastics
2.6 TCR
- Matrix Plastic
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc.
2.6 TCR
- Decatur Plasti
Decatur Plastic Products Inc - Indiana Flocking Division
2.6 TCR
- L. F. Manufact
L. F. Manufacturing, Inc. Riddleville Plant -Karnes City
2.6 TCR
- DWFP EGV
DWFP EGV
2.6 TCR
What this shows Ironwood Plastics averages 2.6 TCR (79% of the Reels, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ironwood Plastics TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=2 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Ironwood Plastics falls in its industry
2,838 Reels, plastics, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #70 safest of 218 Reels, plastics, manufacturing employers in Michigan.
Ironwood Plastics has more employees than the Reels, plastics, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MI · Ironwood
2,838 Reels, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 15 employers in Ironwood, 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 | Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Decatur Plastic Products Inc - Indiana Flocking Division | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L. F. Manufacturing, Inc. Riddleville Plant -Karnes City | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DWFP EGV | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeshore Homestead, LLC | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Service Center | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | William E. Walter, Inc | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Concrete Cutting & Breaking Co. | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspirus Ironwood Hospital | 267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5444 | 242 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Apirus Ironwood Hospital | 220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5444 | 219 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Daltile / Florence PDC | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Carolina | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Williams Erection Company, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Imperial Shop 'n Save | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redner's Warehouse Market Langhorne | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St Francisville | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BCM Controls Corp | 121 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.