Institutional furniture manufacturing · Michigan
Irwin Seating Company
Grand Rapids, MI · ~442 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Irwin Seating Company runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Institutional furniture manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Irwin Seating Company: 3.8 TCR = 115% of Institutional furniture manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Irwin Seating Company safety composite
Irwin Seating Company 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
−11.2
2016→2024
Irwin Seating Company injury rate improved
Irwin Seating Company's TCR fell 11.2 from 13.6 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=13.6 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337127 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 115% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #9/21
- PHOTO Sauder Manufacturing…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 79 inj
- SIZE ~442 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sauder Manufacturing Company Archbold Ohio Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Irwin Seating Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Irwin Seating Company
3.8 TCR
- Sauder Manufac
Sauder Manufacturing Company Archbold Ohio Plant
3.8 TCR
- N. Wasserstrom
N. Wasserstrom & Sons OH
3.8 TCR
- Southern Bleac
Southern Bleacher Holding Company Inc
3.8 TCR
- Smith System M
Smith System Manufacturing Co Carrollton
3.7 TCR
What this shows Irwin Seating Company averages 3.8 TCR (115% of the Institutional furniture manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Irwin Seating Company TCR series: 2016=13.6 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=4 · 2023=2 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Irwin Seating Company falls in its industry
208 Institutional furniture manufa establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 21 Institutional furniture manufa employers in Michigan.
Irwin Seating Company has more employees than the Institutional furniture manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337127 · MI · Grand Rapids
208 Institutional furniture manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 | Sauder Manufacturing Company Archbold Ohio Plant | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | N. Wasserstrom & Sons OH | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Bleacher Holding Company Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smith System Manufacturing Co Carrollton | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Huron Inc | 442 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Detroit | 442 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chippewa Correctional Facilities | 442 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kamax Inc. | 443 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tech Etch Fall River | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Peerless Products Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mary Goss Nursing Home | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Homewood Suites Dover Rockaway | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | K.T.G. (USA) Inc. | 442 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 442 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Milwaukee Center for Independence | 442 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Simonton Windows | 442 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.