Industrial robot cells manufacturing · Michigan

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC

Sterling Heights, MI · ~520 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.1
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC runs at 34% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Industrial robot cells manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC: 1.1 TCR = 34% of Industrial robot cells manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC safety composite

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

73/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.12 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.9

2016→2024

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC injury rate improved

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC's TCR fell 0.9 from 0.9 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.9 · 2017=0.8 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=0.5 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333998 · Sterling Heights, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 34% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/10
  • PHOTO 6773_15688
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 52 inj
  • SIZE ~520 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 6773_15688 (0.1 TCR gap)

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KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC averages 1.1 TCR (34% of the Industrial robot cells manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC TCR series: 2016=0.9 · 2017=0.8 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=0.5 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC falls in its industry

34 Industrial robot cells manufac establishments

Safer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Industrial robot cells manufac employers in Michigan.

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC (520 employees, TCR 1.1) among 16 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 145 employees and a TCR of 2.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 17 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 024681012 Average employees Total Case Rate KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC
KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC (520 employees, TCR 1.1) among 16 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 145 employees and a TCR of 2.7

KSH - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC has more employees than the Industrial robot cells manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 1.4 0.5 8 0 0
2022 1.1 0.9 6 1 0
2020 0.5 0.5 2 0 0
2019 1.7 1.5 9 0 0
2018 2.5 0.7 17 1 0
2017 0.8 0.5 6 1 0
2016 0.9 0.6 4 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333998 · MI · Sterling Heights

34 Industrial robot cells manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 195 employers in Sterling Heights, 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 6773_15688 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR KTP - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Aerobotix, Inc. 0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR KCT - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC 0.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Autoliv Auburn Hills Technical Center 520 FTE
STATE-SIZE Comau Arlans 521 FTE
STATE-SIZE Magna Mirrors 128S 521 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2662-4113 519 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sterling Heights Assembly Plant 5,783 FTE
CITY-NEAR STERLING PLNT 2,319 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sterling Stamping Plant 2,115 FTE
CITY-NEAR Conti, LLC 1,892 FTE
NAT-TCR Brinkman Plumbing Contractors, Inc. 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Anchor Coupling Goldsboro 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Real Alloy Recycling, LLC. 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Modern Mushroom Farms, Inc. 1.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Waupaca Foundry, Inc. Plant 1 520 FTE
NAT-SIZE Lear Guilford - Kenansville 520 FTE
NAT-SIZE Baylor Heart and Vascular Center, L.L.P. 520 FTE
NAT-SIZE Plant City 520 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.