Motor vehicle towing services · Michigan
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service
Wyoming, MI · ~22 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service runs at 84% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Motor vehicle towing services workplace, earning a grade C.
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service: 3.8 TCR = 84% of Motor vehicle towing services BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service safety composite
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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%).
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service held a steady TCR band
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service's TCR held near 0.1 from 3.9 in 2022 to 3.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=3.9 · 2023=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488410 · Wyoming, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 84% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/8
- PHOTO Westway Towing of Pa…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Westway Towing of Palm Beach, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Connolly's Tow
Connolly's Towing Inc
3.9 TCR
- WESTERN TOWING
WESTERN TOWING OF PHOENIX, INC.
3.9 TCR
- This site
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service
3.8 TCR
- Westway Towing
Westway Towing of Palm Beach, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- CHESTNUT STREE
CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT & RECOVERY, INC.
3.8 TCR
What this shows Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service averages 3.8 TCR (84% of the Motor vehicle towing services BLS benchmark).
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service TCR series: 2022=3.9 · 2023=3.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service falls in its industry
157 Motor vehicle towing services establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 8 Motor vehicle towing services employers in Michigan.
Merl's Towing Service, Inc. dba Merl's Towing Service has fewer employees than the Motor vehicle towing services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488410 · MI · Wyoming
157 Motor vehicle towing services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 199 employers in Wyoming, 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 | Westway Towing of Palm Beach, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT & RECOVERY, INC. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Connolly's Towing Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WESTERN TOWING OF PHOENIX, INC. | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Skymint Silo59 Production Facility | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PRT Brighton | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cadillac Renewable Energy | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Benzonia | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Metro Health Main Hospital | 1,976 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MI-WYOMI08-Home Office - Wyoming MI | 1,542 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MIGRN - GRAND RAPIDS HUB | 1,494 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GRAND RAPIDS HUB (MIGRN) | 1,345 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wireless - Denver, CO | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cargill Salt - Hutchinson | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spencer Industries Incorporated | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gan Eden Farm, LLc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Warehouse - Dawsonville, GA | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Morton Shop | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southland Truck Group, LLC - Monroe | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hostetter Supply Company, Inc. | 22 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.