Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing · Michigan
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company
Sturgis, MI · ~88 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company runs at 310% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company: 10.2 TCR = 310% of Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company safety composite
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company: 1.4 → 13.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 13.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.33× in 2024
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company's TCR rose 12.3 from 1.4 in 2016 to 13.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Sturgis, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.2 · 310% of ind
- DART 13.6 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Estwing Manufacturin…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 58 inj
- SIZE ~88 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Estwing Manufacturing Company (0.1 TCR gap)
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Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rotary / Duram
Rotary / Duramatic
10.3 TCR
- Deerfield Pack
Deerfield Packaging Services
10.3 TCR
- This site
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company
10.2 TCR
- Estwing Manufa
Estwing Manufacturing Company
10.2 TCR
- IDL Techniedge
IDL Techniedge
9.9 TCR
What this shows Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company averages 10.2 TCR (310% of the Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company TCR series: 2016=1.4 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=9.1 · 2021=13.8 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=11.8 · 2024=13.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company falls in its industry
174 Soldering iron tips and tiplet establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Soldering iron tips and tiplet employers in Michigan.
Midwest Tool and Cutlery Company has more employees than the Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · MI · Sturgis
174 Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 35 employers in Sturgis, 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 | Estwing Manufacturing Company | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rotary / Duramatic | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Deerfield Packaging Services | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IDL Techniedge | 9.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fluresh Adrian | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water UEDCD | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCI Industries, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BIDIGARE CONTRACTORS, INC. | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AN Sturgis | 482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Morgan Olson Plant 5 | 426 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Morgan Olson Plant 1 | 357 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Burr Oak Tool Inc. | 314 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cornwall Manor | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Phoebe Richland | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dc 6400 | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alpha Granite Austin | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Austin Star Detonator Company | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacksonville Lift Truck RPC | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tell City Waupaca | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Braskem Pittsburgh I&T Facility | 88 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.