Hitches, trailer, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Michigan
Jost International
Grand Haven, MI · ~261 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 10.4
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Jost International runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hitches, trailer, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Jost International: 10.4 TCR = 192% of Hitches, trailer, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Jost International safety composite
Jost International scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
−3.8
2022→2024
Jost International injury rate improved
Jost International's TCR fell 3.8 from 12.2 in 2022 to 8.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=12.2 · 2023=10.6 · 2024=8.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336390 · Grand Haven, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 10.4 · 192% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #143/146
- PHOTO R.A. Wheel and Sons,…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 78 inj
- SIZE ~261 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R.A. Wheel and Sons, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Jost International in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Topy America -
Topy America - Frankfort
10.6 TCR
- This site
Jost International
10.4 TCR
- R.A. Wheel and
R.A. Wheel and Sons, Inc.
10.4 TCR
- RIPLEY INDUSTR
RIPLEY INDUSTRIES, INC./IUKA
10.3 TCR
- Secor Ltd., DB
Secor Ltd., DBA AWE Tuning
10.3 TCR
What this shows Jost International averages 10.4 TCR (192% of the Hitches, trailer, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Jost International TCR series: 2022=12.2 · 2023=10.6 · 2024=8.3 · BLS 5.4
Where Jost International falls in its industry
772 Hitches, trailer, automotive, establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #143 safest of 146 Hitches, trailer, automotive, employers in Michigan.
Jost International has more employees than the Hitches, trailer, automotive, truck, and median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336390 · MI · Grand Haven
772 Hitches, trailer, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 81 employers in Grand Haven, 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 | R.A. Wheel and Sons, Inc. | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RIPLEY INDUSTRIES, INC./IUKA | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Secor Ltd., DBA AWE Tuning | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Topy America - Frankfort | 10.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Four Star Greenhouse, Inc. | 261 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Asahi Kasei Plastics North America | 261 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kelly Fuels | 261 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 5761 | 261 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grand Haven Area Public Schools | 971 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shape Corp - 14600 172nd Ave. | 592 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Ottawa Community Hospital | 450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TH Grand Haven Hospital-MH-MI | 409 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Greens at Gastonia LLC | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flying Pig Logistics DWO1 | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DFH7 | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WD Door - Ankeny | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CREG Services Group, LLC (Ames) | 261 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care North Office | 261 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Becton Dickinson Distribution Center | 261 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Decatur Reynolds Office | 261 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.