Appliances, household-type (except water heaters, heating stoves (i.e., noncooking)), gas and electric, merchant wholesalers · Michigan
Potter Distributing Inc
Grand Rapids, MI · ~29 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Potter Distributing Inc runs at 230% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Appliances, household-type (except water heaters, heating stoves (i.e., noncooking)), gas and electric, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Potter Distributing Inc: 5.0 TCR = 230% of Appliances, household-type (except water heaters, heating stoves (i.e., noncooking)), gas and electric, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Potter Distributing Inc safety composite
Potter Distributing Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
TCR Δ
−9.9
2016→2024
Potter Distributing Inc injury rate improved
Potter Distributing Inc's TCR fell 9.9 from 9.9 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.9 · 2017=3.0 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423620 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.0 · 230% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P19
- PHOTO Miele, Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Miele, Inc. (0.2 TCR gap)
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Potter Distributing Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Potter Distributing Inc
5 TCR
- Miele, Inc.
Miele, Inc.
4.9 TCR
- BLO Albuquerqu
BLO Albuquerque
4.8 TCR
- Boca Raton Exp
Boca Raton Experience Center
4.7 TCR
- EMG West, INC
EMG West, INC
4.5 TCR
What this shows Potter Distributing Inc averages 5.0 TCR (230% of the Appliances, household-type (except water heaters, heating stoves (i.e., noncooking)), gas and electric, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Potter Distributing Inc TCR series: 2016=9.9 · 2017=3 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Potter Distributing Inc falls in its industry
91 Appliances, household-type (ex establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Potter Distributing Inc has fewer employees than the Appliances, household-type (except water median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423620 · MI · Grand Rapids
91 Appliances, household-type (except water heaters, heating stoves (i.e., noncooking)), gas and electric, merchant wholesalers 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 | Miele, Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BLO Albuquerque | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Boca Raton Experience Center | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EMG West, INC | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (IN) | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Packing Co. Hart | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Riveridge Cider | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Covert Generating Company | 29 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 | CAR-FRESHNER Corporation | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jewish Home of Rochester | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohtru - Trumbull | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Progressive Workshop of Armstrong County Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lrbg Chemicals (USA) Inc. | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1453 | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1506 | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barefoot International, LLC | 29 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.