Castings (except die-castings), nonferrous metals (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing · Michigan

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC

Grand Rapids, MI · ~86 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
6.0
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC runs at 183% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Castings (except die-castings), nonferrous metals (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC: 6.0 TCR = 183% of Castings (except die-castings), nonferrous metals (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC safety composite

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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).

D

49/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 6.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers

DART rate
C 1.39 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% 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

−3.7

2016→2020

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC injury rate improved

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC's TCR fell 3.7 from 7.9 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.9 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.9 · 2020=4.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 331529 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 183% of ind

  • DART 1.4 DART
  • RANK #18/21
  • PHOTO Ryder Heil Bronze, Inc
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 11 inj
  • SIZE ~86 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Ryder Heil Bronze, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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Michigan Wheel Operations LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Michigan Wheel Operations LLC averages 6.0 TCR (183% of the Castings (except die-castings), nonferrous metals (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC TCR series: 2016=7.9 · 2020=4.2 · BLS 3.3

Where Michigan Wheel Operations LLC falls in its industry

124 Castings (except die-castings) establishments

Safer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 21 Castings (except die-castings) employers in Michigan.

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC (86 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 5.4 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Michigan Wheel Operations LLC
Michigan Wheel Operations LLC (86 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 5.4

Michigan Wheel Operations LLC has more employees than the Castings (except die-castings), nonferro median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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
2020 4.2 1.4 3 0 0
2016 7.9 4.9 8 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

331529 · MI · Grand Rapids

124 Castings (except die-castings), nonferrous metals (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 Ryder Heil Bronze, Inc 6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midland Manufacturing Company 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Deep in the Heart Art Foundry-405 South Jackson St. 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Machine Shop 5.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Rite-Way Plumbing & Heating Inc 86 FTE
STATE-SIZE Great Lakes Mechanical 86 FTE
STATE-SIZE Nationwide Construction Group 86 FTE
STATE-SIZE Wendricks Truss Inc 86 FTE
CITY-NEAR SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA 9,012 FTE
CITY-NEAR SH Butterworth Hospital 7,397 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI 2,914 FTE
CITY-NEAR Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood 2,817 FTE
NAT-TCR Rustbusters 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR NBA 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Santa Clara Store 17 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Kansas City, Missouri 6.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Hcr12-Bfspr-Crowne Plaza Crystal City 86 FTE
NAT-SIZE New England Linen 86 FTE
NAT-SIZE NCP Solutions - Jacksonville FL 86 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sharp Rees-Stealy-MME 86 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.