Cups, plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Michigan
Kalamazoo Manufacturing
Kalamazoo, MI · ~275 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kalamazoo Manufacturing runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cups, plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Kalamazoo Manufacturing: 3.2 TCR = 96% of Cups, plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kalamazoo Manufacturing safety composite
Kalamazoo Manufacturing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−1.3
2016→2018
Kalamazoo Manufacturing injury rate improved
Kalamazoo Manufacturing's TCR fell 1.3 from 3.7 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.7 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.7 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Kalamazoo, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 96% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #87/218
- PHOTO Plastic Recyclers SE…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~275 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plastic Recyclers SE, Inc. Decatur Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kalamazoo Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kalamazoo Manufacturing
3.2 TCR
- Plastic Recycl
Plastic Recyclers SE, Inc. Decatur Facility
3.2 TCR
- Chemwest Portl
Chemwest Portland
3.2 TCR
- Conwed Plastic
Conwed Plastics Minneapolis
3.2 TCR
- Metamora 1
Metamora 1
3.2 TCR
What this shows Kalamazoo Manufacturing averages 3.2 TCR (96% of the Cups, plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kalamazoo Manufacturing TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Kalamazoo Manufacturing falls in its industry
2,838 Cups, plastics (except foam), establishmentsSafer than 55% 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 #87 safest of 218 Cups, plastics (except foam), employers in Michigan.
Kalamazoo Manufacturing has more employees than the Cups, plastics (except foam), manufactur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MI · Kalamazoo
2,838 Cups, plastics (except foam), manufacturing 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 | Plastic Recyclers SE, Inc. Decatur Facility | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chemwest Portland | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Conwed Plastics Minneapolis | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metamora 1 | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shaw Electric/Shaw Systems & Integration | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eggs - Lake Odessa MI | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brose Jefferson Inc | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Auburn Hills Plant | 275 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 | Chattanooga Mill | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1004NC GoJet RDU In-Flight | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Craig HomeCare-Ness City | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Facility 1 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sky View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cloverleaf Cold Storage-Plant 1 | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hope House Foundation | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Virbac Animal Health Bridgeton, Missouri | 275 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.