Academies, college or university · Michigan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · ~24,146 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Michigan State University runs at 176% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade D.
Michigan State University: 2.5 TCR = 176% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Michigan State University safety composite
Michigan State University scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
−0.7
2016→2024
Michigan State University injury rate improved
Michigan State University's TCR fell 0.7 from 3.1 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.1 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · East Lansing, MI ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 2.5 · 176% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO University of Connec…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 3,071 inj
- SIZE ~24,146 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: University of Connecticut - Storrs (0.0 TCR gap)
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Michigan State University in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Michigan State University
2.5 TCR
- University of
University of Connecticut - Storrs
2.5 TCR
- Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain College LLC
2.4 TCR
- Hastings Colle
Hastings College
2.4 TCR
- Universidad An
Universidad Ana G. Mendez- Cupey
2.4 TCR
What this shows Michigan State University averages 2.5 TCR (176% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Michigan State University TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 1.4
Where Michigan State University falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Academies, college or universi employers in Michigan.
Michigan State University has more employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 366 | 58 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 308 | 48 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 300 | 72 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 243 | 42 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 211 | 45 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 428 | 68 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 381 | 93 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 403 | 85 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 431 | 84 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · MI · East Lansing
347 Academies, college or university 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 | University of Connecticut - Storrs | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rocky Mountain College LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hastings College | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Universidad Ana G. Mendez- Cupey | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Warren Technical Center | 22,693 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM Global Technical Center | 21,000 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PDC - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUCK | 20,749 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FCA US Headquarters and Technology Center | 14,088 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of East Lansing, Michigan | 529 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GU5 | 353 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 052 - East Lansing | 292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meijer #52 | 256 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jacksonville Facility | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Continental Refining Company LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Golden Main Location | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Company Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | UC Davis | 24,317 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Duke University | 23,871 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Newport News Shipbuilding - Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries | 24,543 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Urbana Campus | 23,671 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.