Canning fruits and vegetables · Michigan
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi
Paw Paw, MI · ~89 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi runs at 286% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Canning fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade F.
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi: 9.4 TCR = 286% of Canning fruits and vegetables BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi safety composite
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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
−5.4
2016→2019
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi injury rate improved
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi's TCR fell 5.4 from 8.0 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 21.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2017=21.2 · 2018=6.0 · 2019=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311421 · Paw Paw, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 286% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #39/41
- PHOTO Love Beets Production
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~89 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Love Beets Production (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Love Beets Pro
Love Beets Production
9.5 TCR
- This site
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi
9.4 TCR
- Los Gatos Toma
Los Gatos Tomato Products LLC
9.4 TCR
- Knouse Foods P
Knouse Foods Pap Paw
9.3 TCR
- Natural Countr
Natural Country Farms
9.3 TCR
What this shows Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi averages 9.4 TCR (286% of the Canning fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=21.2 · 2018=6 · 2019=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi falls in its industry
330 Canning fruits and vegetables establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 41 Canning fruits and vegetables employers in Michigan.
Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi has fewer employees than the Canning fruits and vegetables median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21.2 | 4.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311421 · MI · Paw Paw
330 Canning fruits and vegetables employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 17 employers in Paw Paw, 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 | Love Beets Production | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Los Gatos Tomato Products LLC | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Knouse Foods Pap Paw | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Natural Country Farms | 9.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | West Branch SC | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Kalamazoo-Public Services-Harrison | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Balkema Excavating, Inc | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 28_22 | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Refresco Beverages Paw Paw | 390 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CCNA-Paw Paw | 379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson LakeView Hospital | 353 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4439 | 257 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1351 S Columbus Blvd | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : RNO4 | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marinemax East, Inc.-Km | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sonesta ES Suites Malvern | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Newton County Healthcare Association, Inc | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waters of Shelbyville LLC | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clinic - Maplewood | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Co 37 Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc. | 89 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.