Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing · Michigan
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters
Saint Joseph, MI · ~282 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters: 2.1 TCR = 64% of Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters safety composite
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters: 1.3 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.81× in 2024
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters's TCR rose 1.8 from 1.3 in 2021 to 3.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334516 · Saint Joseph, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 64% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO TA Instruments- Lindon
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~282 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TA Instruments- Lindon (0.0 TCR gap)
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LECO Corporation -- Headquarters in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Biotage, LLC S
Biotage, LLC Salem, NH
2.2 TCR
- This site
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters
2.1 TCR
- TA Instruments
TA Instruments- Lindon
2.1 TCR
- MilliporeSigma
MilliporeSigma
2.1 TCR
- Lexington
Lexington
2.1 TCR
What this shows LECO Corporation -- Headquarters averages 2.1 TCR (64% of the Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters TCR series: 2021=1.3 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where LECO Corporation -- Headquarters falls in its industry
213 Laboratory analytical instrume establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Laboratory analytical instrume employers in Michigan.
LECO Corporation -- Headquarters has more employees than the Laboratory analytical instruments (excep median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334516 · MI · Saint Joseph
213 Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 15 employers in Saint Joseph, 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 | TA Instruments- Lindon | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MilliporeSigma | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lexington | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Biotage, LLC Salem, NH | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Calumet | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hilite Whitehall | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Seating Company | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ventra Fowlerville | 282 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | County of Berrien | 943 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Walsworth | 202 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6773_15687 | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harbor Village at Harbor Shores LLC | 101 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Motion Laboratories Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gibsonburg OH | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arauco North America - Biscoe | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JTEKT North America | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Summit Building Services, LLC | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Janssen Cilag | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deer Valley Home Builders | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chris Craft | 282 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.