Machine shops · Michigan
Nelson Steel Products
Holland, MI · ~98 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nelson Steel Products runs at 228% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade F.
Nelson Steel Products: 7.5 TCR = 228% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nelson Steel Products safety composite
Nelson Steel Products scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Nelson Steel Products: 3.2 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 11.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.3× in 2024
Nelson Steel Products's TCR rose 1.3 from 3.2 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Holland, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 228% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #40/53
- PHOTO CEMCO, LLC - Corpora…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 65 inj
- SIZE ~98 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CEMCO, LLC - Corporate Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nelson Steel Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- DOT Metals
DOT Metals
7.6 TCR
- This site
Nelson Steel Products
7.5 TCR
- CEMCO, LLC - C
CEMCO, LLC - Corporate Office
7.5 TCR
- Cortec Precisi
Cortec Precision sheetmetal
7.5 TCR
- Jensen Metal P
Jensen Metal Products
7.5 TCR
What this shows Nelson Steel Products averages 7.5 TCR (228% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Nelson Steel Products TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=11.1 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=11.7 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=10.7 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Nelson Steel Products falls in its industry
1,158 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 53 Machine shops employers in Michigan.
Nelson Steel Products has more employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.7 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · MI · Holland
1,158 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 299 employers in Holland, 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 | CEMCO, LLC - Corporate Office | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cortec Precision sheetmetal | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DOT Metals | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jensen Metal Products | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lansing Office | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4039-03822500-00W001 | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D&W MECHANICAL | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ann Arbor Ceiling & Partition, LLC | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LG Energy Solutions - Holland | 1,263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Haworth HQ | 1,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Haworth Office | 1,075 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PADNOS | 912 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bar Harbor Inn | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mesa Fully Formed, LLC - Mesa | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 1 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Adult Detention | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wastequip Erial | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EPCO | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rehabilitation Center of Hampton | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Land of Lincoln Goodwill Wabash Store | 98 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.