Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Michigan
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc
St Joseph, MI · ~50 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc runs at 276% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc: 9.1 TCR = 276% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc safety composite
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc: 5.4 → 16.4 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 16.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.4× in 2021
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc's TCR rose 11.0 from 5.4 in 2016 to 16.4 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · St Joseph, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.1 · 276% of ind
- DART 12.8 DART
- RANK #46/53
- PHOTO DMI OH-1
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DMI OH-1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc
9.1 TCR
- DMI OH-1
DMI OH-1
9.1 TCR
- Sal J. Acosta
Sal J. Acosta Sheetmetal Manufacturing Co., Inc.
9.1 TCR
- PCI INDUSTRIES
PCI INDUSTRIES (Pottorff) CA Plant
9.1 TCR
- Evans Manufact
Evans Manufacturing
9.1 TCR
What this shows Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc averages 9.1 TCR (276% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc TCR series: 2016=5.4 · 2017=6.4 · 2018=12 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=16.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 53 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Michigan.
Liberty Steel Fabricating Inc has fewer employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · MI · St Joseph
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 18 employers in St 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 | DMI OH-1 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sal J. Acosta Sheetmetal Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PCI INDUSTRIES (Pottorff) CA Plant | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evans Manufacturing | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Commonwealth Commerce Center | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gas Construction Midland | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-City Acoustical | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4066_7786 | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Medical Center | 2,222 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LECO Corporation- Headquarters | 244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Lakes Eye Care | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ALLI - St Joseph | 166 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bargen Incorporated | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ALB | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DeSmet Retirement Community | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lindenwold Preschool Building | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | EFD Madison | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boston Harley-Davidson | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Works Department | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IKONICS Grand Ave | 50 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.