Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture · Michigan
LW Engineering Plant 4
Blissfield, MI · ~424 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LW Engineering Plant 4 runs at 176% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture workplace, earning a grade D.
LW Engineering Plant 4: 5.8 TCR = 176% of Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LW Engineering Plant 4 safety composite
LW Engineering Plant 4 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−0.6
2016→2019
LW Engineering Plant 4 injury rate improved
LW Engineering Plant 4's TCR fell 0.6 from 6.7 in 2016 to 6.1 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.7 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.7 · 2017=4.6 · 2019=6.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336111 · Blissfield, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 176% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #19/26
- PHOTO VWGoA Los Angeles PDC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 77 inj
- SIZE ~424 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: VWGoA Los Angeles PDC (0.1 TCR gap)
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LW Engineering Plant 4 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- VWGoA Los Ange
VWGoA Los Angeles PDC
5.9 TCR
- KOAM LLC Jacks
KOAM LLC Jacksonville
5.9 TCR
- This site
LW Engineering Plant 4
5.8 TCR
- Tower Automoti
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Madison
5.7 TCR
- NA-US-CA-Fremo
NA-US-CA-Fremont-Factory
5.7 TCR
What this shows LW Engineering Plant 4 averages 5.8 TCR (176% of the Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture BLS benchmark).
LW Engineering Plant 4 TCR series: 2016=6.7 · 2017=4.6 · 2019=6.1 · BLS 3.3
Where LW Engineering Plant 4 falls in its industry
158 Assembly plants, passenger car establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 26 Assembly plants, passenger car employers in Michigan.
LW Engineering Plant 4 has more employees than the Assembly plants, passenger car, on chass median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336111 · MI · Blissfield
158 Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 8 employers in Blissfield, 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 | VWGoA Los Angeles PDC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Madison | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-CA-Fremont-Factory | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KOAM LLC Jacksonville | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Autosystems America Inc. | 424 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RSC Mechanical, Inc | 424 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LEMMON-HOLTEN CENTER P | 424 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Port Huron | 423 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L&W Engineering/Autokiniton | 383 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Autokiniton Blissfield | 292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Uckele Health & Nutrition | 268 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maxitrol Company-Blissfield Division | 38 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MTD - Leitchfield | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sweetwater Healthcare Center | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hillyard Connecticut | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0027 3228 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JR Simplot - Food - Grand Forks | 424 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IEA-C | 424 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHI St. Alexius Health Williston | 424 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : FTW3 | 424 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.