Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution
Kentwood, MI · ~169 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution: 5.2 TCR = 159% of Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution safety composite
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution: 4.5 → 8.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.51× in 2024
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution's TCR rose 4.0 from 4.5 in 2017 to 8.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Kentwood, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 159% of ind
- DART 7.9 DART
- RANK #151/218
- PHOTO Stellana US Inc
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 76 inj
- SIZE ~169 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Stellana US Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kraft South Assembly & Distribution in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution
5.2 TCR
- Stellana US In
Stellana US Inc
5.2 TCR
- Plastics Unlim
Plastics Unlimited
5.2 TCR
- Silgan Dispens
Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC
5.2 TCR
- Victor S. Barn
Victor S. Barnes Co.
5.2 TCR
What this shows Kraft South Assembly & Distribution averages 5.2 TCR (159% of the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution TCR series: 2017=4.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=7.6 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=8.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Kraft South Assembly & Distribution falls in its industry
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and ext establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #151 safest of 218 Motor vehicle moldings and ext employers in Michigan.
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution has more employees than the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, p median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MI · Kentwood
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing 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 | Stellana US Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plastics Unlimited | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Victor S. Barnes Co. | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mt. Clements Service center | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rauhorn Electric, Inc. | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CorrChoice LLC | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KTM Industries, Inc | 169 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 | Hershey Excavating, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Halco Lighting Technologies | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wine & Roses Hotel Restaurant Spa | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Custom Faberkin, Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Providence Performing Arts Center | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Virginia | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Axion Specialty Contracting | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | schoenmann produce company | 169 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.