Paint and varnish removers manufacturing · Michigan
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc.
Menominee, MI · ~24 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc. runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Paint and varnish removers manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc.: 1.6 TCR = 50% of Paint and varnish removers manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc. safety composite
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc.: 0.0 → 4.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc.'s TCR rose 4.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Menominee, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 50% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/20
- PHOTO Dorn Color LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dorn Color LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc.
1.6 TCR
- Dorn Color LLC
Dorn Color LLC
1.6 TCR
- Akzo Nobel Coa
Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc
1.6 TCR
- Huron
Huron
1.6 TCR
- Phoenix
Phoenix
1.6 TCR
What this shows Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc. averages 1.6 TCR (50% of the Paint and varnish removers manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=4.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc. falls in its industry
530 Paint and varnish removers man establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 20 Paint and varnish removers man employers in Michigan.
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Paint and varnish removers manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · MI · Menominee
530 Paint and varnish removers manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 22 employers in Menominee, 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 | Dorn Color LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huron | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix | 1.6 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 | Caterpillar Fluid Transfer Solutions - Menominee | 446 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L.E. Jones Company | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anchor Coupling Menominee | 395 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation | 125 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Groton Town Hall Annex/PW Admin/OPDS | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jostens Shelbyville | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KCTC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Endress + Hauser Automation Instrumentation | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Hi Family Resource Center | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holman Aviation | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Door Installation, LP | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Aluminum / Fremont Division / Diecast | 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.