Hammer forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished · Michigan
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division
Kalkaska, MI · ~24 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division runs at 281% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Hammer forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade F.
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division: 9.3 TCR = 281% of Hammer forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division safety composite
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−6.7
2016→2024
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division injury rate improved
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division's TCR fell 6.7 from 6.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 25.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.7 · 2017=25.3 · 2018=16.9 · 2019=8.8 · 2020=16.5 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Kalkaska, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.3 · 281% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #19/21
- PHOTO Haven Steel Products
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Haven Steel Products (0.0 TCR gap)
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Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Kropp Forge
Kropp Forge
9.5 TCR
- This site
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division
9.3 TCR
- Haven Steel Pr
Haven Steel Products
9.3 TCR
- Brickham Stamp
Brickham Stamping Co
9.1 TCR
- RDF&P
RDF&P
9.1 TCR
What this shows Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division averages 9.3 TCR (281% of the Hammer forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division TCR series: 2016=6.7 · 2017=25.3 · 2018=16.9 · 2019=8.8 · 2020=16.5 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division falls in its industry
241 Hammer forgings made from purc establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 21 Hammer forgings made from purc employers in Michigan.
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co. - Forge Division has fewer employees than the Hammer forgings made from purchased iron median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.9 | 12.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 25.3 | 8.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · MI · Kalkaska
241 Hammer forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 21 employers in Kalkaska, 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 | Haven Steel Products | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brickham Stamping Co | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RDF&P | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kropp Forge | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Medina Dairy, LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sturgis | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CE Innovation Center | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Filtration and Meter Shop | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kalkaska Memorial Health Center | 508 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern A-1 Services - All Locations | 241 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern A-1 Services - Kalkaska | 113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wayne Wire Cloth Products | 94 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Farnhamville | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Walls Inc-N.Charleston | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Mercer Commons | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Public Works and Engineering | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Charles H. Goebel & Sons, Inc. | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Liberty 1214 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Industrial Electrical Services | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Farm City Transport | 24 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.