Metal Fabrication · Michigan

Northwoods Mfg Inc

Kingsford, MI · ~68 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Northwoods Mfg Inc runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal Fabrication workplace, earning a grade D.

Northwoods Mfg Inc: 4.2 TCR = 126% of Metal Fabrication BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Northwoods Mfg Inc safety composite

Northwoods Mfg Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

62/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.17 per 100 workers

Safer than 53% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% 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

−6.0

2019→2024

Northwoods Mfg Inc injury rate improved

Northwoods Mfg Inc's TCR fell 6.0 from 6.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=6.0 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=5.0 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332313 · Kingsford, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 126% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #6/18
  • PHOTO Braatz Welding LLC
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 11 inj
  • SIZE ~68 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Braatz Welding LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Northwoods Mfg Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Northwoods Mfg Inc averages 4.2 TCR (126% of the Metal Fabrication BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Northwoods Mfg Inc TCR series: 2019=6 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=5 · 2023=6 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Northwoods Mfg Inc falls in its industry

449 Metal Fabrication establishments

Safer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 18 Metal Fabrication employers in Michigan.

Northwoods Mfg Inc (68 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 4.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Northwoods Mfg Inc
Northwoods Mfg Inc (68 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 4.5

Northwoods Mfg Inc has more employees than the Metal Fabrication median and a lower 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 6.0 4.0 3 0 0
2021 5.0 1.7 2 1 0
2020 3.8 0.0 2 0 0
2019 6.0 3.0 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332313 · MI · Kingsford

449 Metal Fabrication employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 22 employers in Kingsford, 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 Braatz Welding LLC 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR NorrisBuilt Fabrication & Mobile Welding LLC 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tricon Wear Solutions Chicago 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR ChoreTime Decatur 4.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Gas Construction Lansing 68 FTE
STATE-SIZE Detroit Thermal 68 FTE
STATE-SIZE Erhardt Construction 68 FTE
STATE-SIZE 1001 - BELFOR Livonia MI 68 FTE
CITY-NEAR Grede - Iron Mountain 231 FTE
CITY-NEAR ManorCare Nursing and Rehab Center - Kingsford 148 FTE
CITY-NEAR Manor Care Health Services Kingsford 132 FTE
CITY-NEAR Kingsford Office 104 FTE
NAT-TCR 104 Arizona Fleet 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Branch #8 Springfield 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR El Paso TX FXFE-ELP 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR B01 4.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Raytheon_Dallas_8121 Lemmon Av_TX 68 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fulfillment Newfield 68 FTE
NAT-SIZE STS Operating - Hope Group 68 FTE
NAT-SIZE Carfair Composites USA Inc. 68 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.