physical vapor deposition coatings · Michigan
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom
Wixom, MI · ~41 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical physical vapor deposition coatings workplace, earning a grade D.
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom: 4.5 TCR = 136% of physical vapor deposition coatings BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom safety composite
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom: 3.0 → 3.7 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 12.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.83× in 2020
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom's TCR rose 0.8 from 3.0 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.9 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Wixom, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 136% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #30/47
- PHOTO Shields
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Shields (0.0 TCR gap)
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Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom
4.5 TCR
- Shields
Shields
4.5 TCR
- Paragon Servic
Paragon Services, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Precision Meta
Precision Metal Works - Allmond
4.5 TCR
- Capron
Capron
4.5 TCR
What this shows Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom averages 4.5 TCR (136% of the physical vapor deposition coatings BLS benchmark).
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=12.9 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom falls in its industry
646 physical vapor deposition coat establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 47 physical vapor deposition coat employers in Michigan.
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Wixom has fewer employees than the physical vapor deposition coatings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · MI · Wixom
646 physical vapor deposition coatings employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 116 employers in Wixom, 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 | Shields | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paragon Services, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Precision Metal Works - Allmond | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Capron | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Otsego | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Service Center | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zolman Restoration, LLC | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nugent Builders, Inc. | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Material Handling | 359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gas Construction Southeast | 348 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wixom Trijicon | 328 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BlueLinx Corporation Denville | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Millennium Steel of Texas | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0109 - Millwork Mnfg-Bend | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 463 Omaha, Ne | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Schumacher Electric Corporation - Dallas | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Charlotte, NC (SSS, CSS) | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aacres Ca LLC - Sacramento | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FB - Federal Building | 41 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.