Abrasive points, wheels, and disks, dental, manufacturing · Indiana
Kulzer LLC
South Bend, IN · ~135 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kulzer LLC runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Abrasive points, wheels, and disks, dental, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Kulzer LLC: 2.1 TCR = 64% of Abrasive points, wheels, and disks, dental, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kulzer LLC safety composite
Kulzer LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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 2.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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
Kulzer LLC: 1.4 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.83× in 2024
Kulzer LLC's TCR rose 0.4 from 1.4 in 2018 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339114 · South Bend, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 64% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK P51
- PHOTO Oratech
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oratech (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kulzer LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Microbrush
Microbrush
2.2 TCR
- This site
Kulzer LLC
2.1 TCR
- Oratech
Oratech
2.1 TCR
- Hu-Friedy Chic
Hu-Friedy Chicago
2.1 TCR
- Hiossen, Inc
Hiossen, Inc
2 TCR
What this shows Kulzer LLC averages 2.1 TCR (64% of the Abrasive points, wheels, and disks, dental, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kulzer LLC TCR series: 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Kulzer LLC falls in its industry
111 Abrasive points, wheels, and d establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Kulzer LLC has more employees than the Abrasive points, wheels, and disks, dent median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339114 · IN · South Bend
111 Abrasive points, wheels, and disks, dental, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 318 employers in South Bend, IN · 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 | Oratech | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Microbrush | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hu-Friedy Chicago | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hiossen, Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Evansville, IN | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berry Global Inc. Princeton | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stone City Products, Inc. | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memorial Hospital South Bend | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph County | 1,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fourwinds Casino South Bend | 1,021 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Honeywell IN08 | 810 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CGI Federal Inc - Atlanta Passport Agency | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TK Elevator Salt Lake City | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jack in the Box 4337 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Willcox AZ | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | RSCG - Hebron Warehouse | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Huntsman Advanced Materials | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Canton Ma | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | First Western Equipment Finance | 135 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.