Commercial bakeries · Michigan
Kalamazoo Bakery
Kalamazoo, MI · ~187 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kalamazoo Bakery runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Commercial bakeries workplace, earning a grade D.
Kalamazoo Bakery: 5.2 TCR = 157% of Commercial bakeries BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kalamazoo Bakery safety composite
Kalamazoo Bakery scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% 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
−6.2
2016→2024
Kalamazoo Bakery injury rate improved
Kalamazoo Bakery's TCR fell 6.2 from 6.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.2 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311812 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 157% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #17/38
- PHOTO Kasota
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~187 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kasota (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kalamazoo Bakery in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kalamazoo Bakery
5.2 TCR
- Kasota
Kasota
5.2 TCR
- McKee Foods Co
McKee Foods Corporation - TN
5.2 TCR
- McKeed Foods C
McKeed Foods Corporation - Stuarts Draft facility
5.2 TCR
- 264 Daytona Be
264 Daytona Beach FL
5.2 TCR
What this shows Kalamazoo Bakery averages 5.2 TCR (157% of the Commercial bakeries BLS benchmark).
Kalamazoo Bakery TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=3 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Kalamazoo Bakery falls in its industry
1,014 Commercial bakeries establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 38 Commercial bakeries employers in Michigan.
Kalamazoo Bakery has more employees than the Commercial bakeries median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311812 · MI · Kalamazoo
1,014 Commercial bakeries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, 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 | Kasota | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McKee Foods Corporation - TN | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McKeed Foods Corporation - Stuarts Draft facility | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 264 Daytona Beach FL | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1 | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rexair LLC | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JVIS Territorial | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Medbio, LLC | 187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cherokee County DSN Board | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #224 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jaro Transportation Services, Inc.-Springfield | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ibex Flooring LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PHX | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ogden Office | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Strathallan Hotel | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Community Center | 187 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.