Furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing · Michigan
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing
Grand Rapids, MI · ~420 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing runs at 125% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing: 4.1 TCR = 125% of Furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing safety composite
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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%).
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing held a steady TCR band
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing's TCR held near 0.3 from 4.8 in 2020 to 4.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=4.8 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332510 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 125% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #8/13
- PHOTO A L Hansen Mfg. Co.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~420 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: A L Hansen Mfg. Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Duralum Produc
Duralum Products - Sac
4.2 TCR
- Punch-Lok
Punch-Lok
4.2 TCR
- This site
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing
4.1 TCR
- A L Hansen Mfg
A L Hansen Mfg. Co.
4.1 TCR
- Pelco Products
Pelco Products, Inc.
4.1 TCR
What this shows Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing averages 4.1 TCR (125% of the Furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing TCR series: 2020=4.8 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing falls in its industry
189 Furniture hardware, metal, man establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 13 Furniture hardware, metal, man employers in Michigan.
Knape & Vogt Oak Manufacturing has more employees than the Furniture hardware, metal, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332510 · MI · Grand Rapids
189 Furniture hardware, metal, 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 | A L Hansen Mfg. Co. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pelco Products, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duralum Products - Sac | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Punch-Lok | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alta Gas SEMCO Energy INC | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | L.E. Jones Company | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Twelve Oaks 302 | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Battle Creek WKKI Pilot Plant and Corporate Office | 420 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 | Cft Ellsworth Afb, Sd | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Florestone Madera | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clark's Quality Roofing | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Spring Valley | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Royal Oaks Farms | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Market Basket #12 | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Department of Human Resources | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LATROBE | 420 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.