Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · Michigan
Kalamazoo Mi
Kalamazoo, MI · ~80 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kalamazoo Mi runs at 299% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Kalamazoo Mi: 6.6 TCR = 299% of Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kalamazoo Mi safety composite
Kalamazoo Mi scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−2.0
2016→2024
Kalamazoo Mi injury rate improved
Kalamazoo Mi's TCR fell 2.0 from 8.2 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.2 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=6.0 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=10.6 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424490 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 299% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #27/48
- PHOTO 2011 - Montebello
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 52 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2011 - Montebello (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kalamazoo Mi in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kalamazoo Mi
6.6 TCR
- 2011 - Montebe
2011 - Montebello
6.6 TCR
- 7198-00800440
7198-00800440
6.6 TCR
- CHICAGO METRO
CHICAGO METRO 35TH ST
6.6 TCR
- FL - Boynton B
FL - Boynton Beach - 4895 Park Ridge Blvd - The American Bottling Company
6.5 TCR
What this shows Kalamazoo Mi averages 6.6 TCR (299% of the Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Kalamazoo Mi TCR series: 2016=8.2 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=6 · 2020=5 · 2021=5 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=10.6 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Kalamazoo Mi falls in its industry
1,278 Other Grocery and Related Prod establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 48 Other Grocery and Related Prod employers in Michigan.
Kalamazoo Mi has more employees than the Other Grocery and Related Products Merch median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424490 · MI · Kalamazoo
1,278 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers 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 | 2011 - Montebello | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 7198-00800440 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CHICAGO METRO 35TH ST | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FL - Boynton Beach - 4895 Park Ridge Blvd - The American Bottling Company | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Country Dairy, Inc. | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Area Energy Center | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Howell SC | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AL'S ASPHALT PAVING CO | 80 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 | CINCINNATI | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Short North Stage | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Applied Membranes, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maryland Paper Company | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Springs Metals | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tri Pointe Homes Colorado | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Collins Jewell Company,Inc. | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Charlotte,NC - 231 | 80 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.