Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Novares US LLC
Grand Rapids, MI · ~137 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Novares US LLC runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Novares US LLC: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Novares US LLC safety composite
Novares US LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
Novares US LLC: 4.4 → 5.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.54× in 2024
Novares US LLC's TCR rose 0.8 from 4.4 in 2023 to 5.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #139/218
- PHOTO Pelican BioThermal P…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~137 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pelican BioThermal Plymouth (0.0 TCR gap)
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Novares US LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Novares US LLC
4.8 TCR
- Pelican BioThe
Pelican BioThermal Plymouth
4.8 TCR
- Hill & Smith,
Hill & Smith, Inc. - Work Area St. Charles
4.8 TCR
- Tray-Pak Corpo
Tray-Pak Corporation
4.8 TCR
- Engineered Pla
Engineered Plastics Molding
4.8 TCR
What this shows Novares US LLC averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Novares US LLC TCR series: 2023=4.4 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Novares US LLC falls in its industry
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and ext establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #139 safest of 218 Motor vehicle moldings and ext employers in Michigan.
Novares US LLC has more employees than the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, p median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MI · Grand Rapids
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 | Pelican BioThermal Plymouth | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hill & Smith, Inc. - Work Area St. Charles | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tray-Pak Corporation | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Engineered Plastics Molding | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 3254_6251 | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Energy & Communications | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0274 - Int. Doors-Grand Rapids | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Almond Products | 137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ABF Freight 064 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnan America, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Duggan Mechanical Services | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Steelville Senior Living | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Edwards Engineering Inc | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Whitestone Transportation | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Unchained Labs | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sumner Place | 137 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.