Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) · Michigan
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI · ~415 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.0
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kalamazoo College runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) workplace, earning a grade D.
Kalamazoo College: 5.1 TCR = 170% of Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) BLS 3.0 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kalamazoo College safety composite
Kalamazoo College scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Kalamazoo College: 1.4 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 9.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2023
Kalamazoo College's TCR rose 3.7 from 1.4 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 722310 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 170% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #148/210
- PHOTO WM - Home Cafe*
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~415 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WM - Home Cafe* (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kalamazoo College in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Kalamazoo College
5.1 TCR
- WM - Home Cafe
WM - Home Cafe*
5.1 TCR
- 500185000 - JA
500185000 - JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
5.1 TCR
- 610635600 - PA
610635600 - PAUL BROWN STADIUM - CONCESSIONS
5.1 TCR
- GL 7101 USS Co
GL 7101 USS Constitution
5.1 TCR
What this shows Kalamazoo College averages 5.1 TCR (170% of the Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) BLS benchmark).
Kalamazoo College TCR series: 2016=1.4 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=2 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=9.5 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=5.1 · BLS 3.0
Where Kalamazoo College falls in its industry
6,952 Cafeteria food services contra establishmentsSafer than 32% 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 #148 safest of 210 Cafeteria food services contra employers in Michigan.
Kalamazoo College has more employees than the Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
722310 · MI · Kalamazoo
6,952 Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) 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 | WM - Home Cafe* | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 500185000 - JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 610635600 - PAUL BROWN STADIUM - CONCESSIONS | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GL 7101 USS Constitution | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Par Sterile Products LLC | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tenneco INC. | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SAS Walker | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Magna 39600 | 415 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 | MercyOne Family Clinic - Forest City | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RMDS - Indianapolis | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3286 - Seattle University Way | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Expo Center Parks & Rec | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | IAH George Bush International Airport | 415 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Godiva Chocolatier | 415 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waynesboro | 415 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sygma San Antonio - 42802 | 415 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.