Starch glues manufacturing · Michigan
Kent Manufacturing Company
Grand Rapids, MI · ~72 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kent Manufacturing Company runs at 90% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Starch glues manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Kent Manufacturing Company: 3.0 TCR = 90% of Starch glues manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kent Manufacturing Company safety composite
Kent Manufacturing Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
Kent Manufacturing Company: 0.0 → 1.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 188.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.34× in 2024
Kent Manufacturing Company's TCR rose 1.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 188.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 90% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #11/24
- PHOTO Henkel U.S Operations
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~72 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Henkel U.S Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kent Manufacturing Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kent Manufacturing Company
3 TCR
- Henkel U.S Ope
Henkel U.S Operations
3 TCR
- Dymax Corporat
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives)
3 TCR
- Siroflex, a co
Siroflex, a company of Bostik, Inc.
2.9 TCR
- Lock and Seal
Lock and Seal Division
2.9 TCR
What this shows Kent Manufacturing Company averages 3.0 TCR (90% of the Starch glues manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kent Manufacturing Company TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=188.2 · 2022=1 · 2023=1 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Kent Manufacturing Company falls in its industry
287 Starch glues manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 24 Starch glues manufacturing employers in Michigan.
Kent Manufacturing Company has more employees than the Starch glues manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 188.2 | 176.5 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · MI · Grand Rapids
287 Starch glues manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 | Henkel U.S Operations | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Siroflex, a company of Bostik, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lock and Seal Division | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Driven Grow LLC | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elite Apple Company, LLC | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lynn Mayer's Great Lakes Glads, Inc. | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Navitas House | 72 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SupplyOne Wisconsin LLC | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | REC - Culpeper | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plaskolite, LLC - Zanesville | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 155 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Park View Rehabilitation Center | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yuma Cooler | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Craddock Terry Hotel, Waterstone and Shoemakers | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Danbert, Inc. | 72 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.