Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Michigan
Kraft Plater
Kentwood, MI · ~217 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kraft Plater runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Kraft Plater: 4.5 TCR = 137% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kraft Plater safety composite
Kraft Plater 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.98 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%).
Rising injury rate
Kraft Plater: 4.0 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2024
Kraft Plater's TCR rose 0.4 from 4.0 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Kentwood, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 137% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #22/48
- PHOTO Valley City Plating
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 85 inj
- SIZE ~217 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Valley City Plating (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kraft Plater in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kraft Plater
4.5 TCR
- Valley City Pl
Valley City Plating
4.5 TCR
- Anaplex Corpor
Anaplex Corporation
4.5 TCR
- SRG Global Coa
SRG Global Coatings LLC
4.5 TCR
- SLE Holdings R
SLE Holdings Rockford DBA: Sub Source
4.5 TCR
What this shows Kraft Plater averages 4.5 TCR (137% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Kraft Plater TCR series: 2016=4 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=5 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Kraft Plater falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 48 Electroplating metals and form employers in Michigan.
Kraft Plater has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · MI · Kentwood
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 122 employers in Kentwood, 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 | Valley City Plating | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anaplex Corporation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SRG Global Coatings LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SLE Holdings Rockford DBA: Sub Source | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spartan Fire - Charlotte | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BU-1 Rings St. Johns | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RSDC LLC | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meijer Store 250 | 217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ventra Grand Rapids Plant 5 | 1,274 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC - H1 | 656 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hearthside Food Solutions H5 | 346 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trees LLC 484 | 346 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Celerity | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chickasaw | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3052 Keystone Automotive | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Global Industrial Co. - North Las Vegas, NV | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LGA LaGuardia Airport | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KANPAK Manufacturing Penn Yan | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grain Millers Inc. | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunright America | 217 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.