Janitorial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers · Michigan
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI · ~58 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo runs at 238% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Janitorial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo: 5.2 TCR = 238% of Janitorial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo safety composite
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−0.8
2016→2023
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo injury rate improved
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo's TCR fell 0.8 from 5.6 in 2016 to 4.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.6 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423850 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.2 · 238% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #8/12
- PHOTO Brady Industries of …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brady Industries of Albuquerque (0.0 TCR gap)
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KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Batesville
Batesville
5.4 TCR
- Brady Industri
Brady Industries of Albuquerque
5.3 TCR
- Viking SupplyN
Viking SupplyNet & Fabrication Services - Phoenix
5.3 TCR
- This site
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo
5.2 TCR
- 701
701
5.1 TCR
What this shows KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo averages 5.2 TCR (238% of the Janitorial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo TCR series: 2016=5.6 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=4.8 · BLS 2.2
Where KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo falls in its industry
253 Janitorial equipment and suppl establishmentsSafer than 37% 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 #8 safest of 12 Janitorial equipment and suppl employers in Michigan.
KSS Enterprises - Kalamazoo has more employees than the Janitorial equipment and supplies mercha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423850 · MI · Kalamazoo
253 Janitorial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, 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 | Brady Industries of Albuquerque | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Viking SupplyNet & Fabrication Services - Phoenix | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Batesville | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 701 | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (WI) | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NTBS Services | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | River Rouge Power Plant | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cherryland Electric Cooperative | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bates Industries | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1923 Billings, MT | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #4115 SACRAMENTO, CA | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5129 Strongville, OH | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Land N' Sea - Eagan (RPG) | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ISD #695 - High School | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gregory Poole Equipment Company- Mebane | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Adisseo USA Inc | 58 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.