Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing · Michigan
Old Europe Cheese, Inc.
Benton Harbor, MI · ~99 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. runs at 311% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Old Europe Cheese, Inc.: 10.3 TCR = 311% of Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. safety composite
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
−1.0
2017→2023
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. injury rate improved
Old Europe Cheese, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.0 from 13.7 in 2017 to 12.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 16.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.7 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=16.3 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=12.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Benton Harbor, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.3 · 311% of ind
- DART 8.4 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Saputo Cheese_Lena
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 79 inj
- SIZE ~99 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Saputo Cheese_Lena (0.1 TCR gap)
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Old Europe Cheese, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Old Europe Cheese, Inc.
10.3 TCR
- Franklin Foods
Franklin Foods, Inc.
10.3 TCR
- Saputo Cheese_
Saputo Cheese_Lena
10.2 TCR
- Bellwether Far
Bellwether Farms, LLC
10.2 TCR
- Lactalis USA
Lactalis USA
10.1 TCR
What this shows Old Europe Cheese, Inc. averages 10.3 TCR (311% of the Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. TCR series: 2017=13.7 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=16.3 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=12.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Old Europe Cheese, Inc. falls in its industry
377 Curds, cheese, made in a chees establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Curds, cheese, made in a chees employers in Michigan.
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. has fewer employees than the Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.7 | 8.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · MI · Benton Harbor
377 Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 74 employers in Benton Harbor, 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 | Saputo Cheese_Lena | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Franklin Foods, Inc. | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bellwether Farms, LLC | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lactalis USA | 10.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Reichenbach Ceiling & Partition Co. | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JD Candler Roofing Company | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Weather Shield Roofing Systems, Inc. | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TK Elevator Detroit | 99 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2062 | 332 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gast Manufacturing | 314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2062 | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Idex | 281 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | North 40 Outfitters #3 | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reliant Processing-Guymon Plant | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Quail Park of Lynnwood | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Montpelier Hauling | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Campus - Subacute | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harbour Ridge Property Owners Association Inc | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Troy | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PEP : LSMD - Vienna | 99 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.