Commercial bakeries · Michigan
Kalamazoo Sales Branch
Kalamazoo, MI · ~28 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kalamazoo Sales Branch runs at 143% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Commercial bakeries workplace, earning a grade D.
Kalamazoo Sales Branch: 4.7 TCR = 143% of Commercial bakeries BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kalamazoo Sales Branch safety composite
Kalamazoo Sales Branch scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
−4.9
2018→2024
Kalamazoo Sales Branch injury rate improved
Kalamazoo Sales Branch's TCR fell 4.9 from 9.0 in 2018 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.0 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311812 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 143% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #16/38
- PHOTO ARYZTA - Cayce
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ARYZTA - Cayce (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kalamazoo Sales Branch in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kalamazoo Sales Branch
4.7 TCR
- ARYZTA - Cayce
ARYZTA - Cayce
4.7 TCR
- Lafayette Bake
Lafayette Bakery
4.7 TCR
- JTM Foods LLC
JTM Foods LLC
4.7 TCR
- 5050 Coborn's
5050 Coborn's Bake Shoppe
4.7 TCR
What this shows Kalamazoo Sales Branch averages 4.7 TCR (143% of the Commercial bakeries BLS benchmark).
Kalamazoo Sales Branch TCR series: 2018=9 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Kalamazoo Sales Branch falls in its industry
1,014 Commercial bakeries establishmentsSafer than 45% 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 #16 safest of 38 Commercial bakeries employers in Michigan.
Kalamazoo Sales Branch has fewer 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 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 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 | ARYZTA - Cayce | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lafayette Bakery | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JTM Foods LLC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5050 Coborn's Bake Shoppe | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hamlin Farms | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crossroads Dairy | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Traverse Assembly DBA Grand Traverse Pallet | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zeeland Generation | 28 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 | Baptist Health Extended Care Hospital | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C511 Leland | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Logan plant | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sevelen, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | New York Regional Office | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Campbell Maxton Janitorial | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Loyola University Starbucks | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stayton | 28 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.