Education · Michigan
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999
Traverse City, MI · ~569 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Education workplace, earning a grade D.
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999: 1.7 TCR = 123% of Education BLS 1.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 safety composite
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 1.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−1.6
2016→2024
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 injury rate improved
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999's TCR fell 1.6 from 3.2 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.2 · 2017=1.9 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611210 · Traverse City, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 1.7 · 123% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Minnesota State Coll…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~569 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Minnesota State College Southeast Red Wing Campus (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999
1.7 TCR
- Minnesota Stat
Minnesota State College Southeast Red Wing Campus
1.7 TCR
- Elkhorn Campus
Elkhorn Campus
1.7 TCR
- Kalamazoo Vall
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
1.7 TCR
- Liberal Arts C
Liberal Arts Campus and Pacific Coast Campus
1.7 TCR
What this shows Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 averages 1.7 TCR (123% of the Education BLS benchmark).
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=1.9 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 1.4
Where Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 falls in its industry
127 Education establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Education employers in Michigan.
Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 has more employees than the Education median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611210 · MI · Traverse City
127 Education employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 197 employers in Traverse City, 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 | Minnesota State College Southeast Red Wing Campus | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elkhorn Campus | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Liberal Arts Campus and Pacific Coast Campus | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AJM Packaging - Southgate | 569 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BAE SYSTEMS | 569 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bandit Industries, Inc. | 570 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Benteler Automotive | 568 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Munson Medical Center | 3,845 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Munson Healthcare | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern Michigan College | 705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grand Traverse County | 548 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | INDYO | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FoodTown #207 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crescent Park Corporation - D1 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Firelands Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LAX | 569 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Murphy Company (Missouri) | 569 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lennox Residential - Lennox Stores | 569 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Office | 569 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.