Acoustics testing laboratories or services · Michigan
Merit Laboratories, Inc.
East Lansing, MI · ~48 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merit Laboratories, Inc. runs at 272% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Acoustics testing laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade F.
Merit Laboratories, Inc.: 1.4 TCR = 272% of Acoustics testing laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merit Laboratories, Inc. safety composite
Merit Laboratories, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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
−5.3
2016→2024
Merit Laboratories, Inc. injury rate improved
Merit Laboratories, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.3 from 5.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.3 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=3.0 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541380 · East Lansing, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 1.4 · 272% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #25/31
- PHOTO Harbor Freight Tools…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harbor Freight Tools Asset Recovery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merit Laboratories, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Merit Laboratories, Inc.
1.4 TCR
- Harbor Freight
Harbor Freight Tools Asset Recovery
1.4 TCR
- Afton Chemical
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center
1.4 TCR
- FMI Technology
FMI Technology Center
1.4 TCR
- EMLab P&K Cent
EMLab P&K Central Region
1.4 TCR
What this shows Merit Laboratories, Inc. averages 1.4 TCR (272% of the Acoustics testing laboratories or services BLS benchmark).
Merit Laboratories, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=0 · 2018=3 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 0.5
Where Merit Laboratories, Inc. falls in its industry
232 Acoustics testing laboratories establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 31 Acoustics testing laboratories employers in Michigan.
Merit Laboratories, Inc. has fewer employees than the Acoustics testing laboratories or servic median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541380 · MI · East Lansing
232 Acoustics testing laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 35 employers in East Lansing, 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 | Harbor Freight Tools Asset Recovery | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FMI Technology Center | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EMLab P&K Central Region | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sietsema Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.M. Longyear, LLC - Office & Forestry | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Packing Co | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Top Grade Aggregates, LLC | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michigan State University | 24,146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of East Lansing, Michigan | 529 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GU5 | 353 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 052 - East Lansing | 292 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Thomas Graphics, Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southwest Concrete Paving Co. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rhodey Construction, Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vita-Mix Corporation - Usher Road | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | H.J. Brandeles Corporation | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blaze Landscape Contracting Inc., | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B&B Sheet Metal Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | T.T. 183, LLC | 48 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.