Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing · Michigan

Preferred Machine LLC

Jenison, MI · ~77 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
3.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Preferred Machine LLC runs at 118% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Preferred Machine LLC: 3.9 TCR = 118% of Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Preferred Machine LLC safety composite

Preferred Machine LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).

D

49/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 3.9 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% 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

−5.3

2019→2023

Preferred Machine LLC injury rate improved

Preferred Machine LLC's TCR fell 5.3 from 8.0 in 2019 to 2.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=8.0 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=2.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332322 · Jenison, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 118% of ind

  • DART 2.7 DART
  • RANK #22/53
  • PHOTO Procoaters, Inc.
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 13 inj
  • SIZE ~77 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Procoaters, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Preferred Machine LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Preferred Machine LLC averages 3.9 TCR (118% of the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Preferred Machine LLC TCR series: 2019=8 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=2.7 · BLS 3.3

Where Preferred Machine LLC falls in its industry

1,158 Sheet metal work (except stamp establishments

Safer than 57% 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 #22 safest of 53 Sheet metal work (except stamp employers in Michigan.

Preferred Machine LLC (77 employees, TCR 3.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 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 050100150200 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Preferred Machine LLC
Preferred Machine LLC (77 employees, TCR 3.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 4.5

Preferred Machine LLC has more employees than the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manu 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
2023 2.7 2.7 3 0 0
2022 4.9 3.3 3 0 0
2021 1.2 1.2 1 0 0
2020 2.7 1.4 2 0 0
2019 8.0 8.0 4 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332322 · MI · Jenison

1,158 Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 39 employers in Jenison, 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 Procoaters, Inc. 3.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR M&E MFG. CO., INC. 3.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Production Fabricators, Inc. 3.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pennsylvania 3.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Chippewa County Road Commission 77 FTE
STATE-SIZE M&M Excavating Co., Inc. 77 FTE
STATE-SIZE Selge Construction Co., Inc. 77 FTE
STATE-SIZE C & R Electric - Main Office 77 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hi Tec Building Services 758 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hi-Tec Building Services 562 FTE
CITY-NEAR 026 - Jenison 384 FTE
CITY-NEAR Jenison Meijer 349 FTE
NAT-TCR Big Lots Store #4603 Laredo, TX 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Big Lots Store #1060 MUSKOGEE, OK 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Big Lots Store #1038 TYLER, TX 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA 3.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE TR Nelson 77 FTE
NAT-SIZE IES Commercial, Inc - Portland 77 FTE
NAT-SIZE United Silicone Lancaster 77 FTE
NAT-SIZE CP Fresh 77 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.