Chocolate (coating, instant, liquor, syrups) made from purchased chocolate · Michigan
Kilwin's Quality Confections
Petoskey, MI · ~102 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kilwin's Quality Confections runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chocolate (coating, instant, liquor, syrups) made from purchased chocolate workplace, earning a grade D.
Kilwin's Quality Confections: 5.6 TCR = 134% of Chocolate (coating, instant, liquor, syrups) made from purchased chocolate BLS 4.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kilwin's Quality Confections safety composite
Kilwin's Quality Confections scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Kilwin's Quality Confections: 1.7 → 9.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2024
Kilwin's Quality Confections's TCR rose 7.4 from 1.7 in 2021 to 9.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311352 · Petoskey, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 134% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK P22
- PHOTO Leclerc Foods USA
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Leclerc Foods USA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kilwin's Quality Confections in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Leclerc Foods
Leclerc Foods USA
5.7 TCR
- This site
Kilwin's Quality Confections
5.6 TCR
- Ashers Chocola
Ashers Chocolate Co.
5.6 TCR
- Chase Candy Co
Chase Candy Co
5.5 TCR
- Edward Marc Ch
Edward Marc Chocolatier LLC
5.4 TCR
What this shows Kilwin's Quality Confections averages 5.6 TCR (134% of the Chocolate (coating, instant, liquor, syrups) made from purchased chocolate BLS benchmark).
Kilwin's Quality Confections TCR series: 2021=1.7 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=9.1 · BLS 4.2
Where Kilwin's Quality Confections falls in its industry
86 Chocolate (coating, instant, l establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Kilwin's Quality Confections has fewer employees than the Chocolate (coating, instant, liquor, syr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311352 · MI · Petoskey
86 Chocolate (coating, instant, liquor, syrups) made from purchased chocolate employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 50 employers in Petoskey, 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 | Leclerc Foods USA | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ashers Chocolate Co. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chase Candy Co | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edward Marc Chocolatier LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Constantine, MI | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Grand Rapids-Water Administration | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C&D Hughes, Inc. | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CMF Group Inc Michigan | 102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLaren Northern Michigan | 1,273 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital | 1,155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Odawa Casino | 509 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Staffing Services Corp. | 483 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bensenville | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Burford Farming Company Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southside Regional Medical Center | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Feed Energy SC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TotalEnergies Petrochemicals and Refining USA Inc-Carville PS | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Life Connection of Ohio | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Teichert Construction Monterey | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bedford CountySchools Bedford County School Food Svcs | 102 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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