Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Preferred Plastics
Plainwell, MI · ~101 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Preferred Plastics runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Preferred Plastics: 9.2 TCR = 279% of Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Preferred Plastics safety composite
Preferred Plastics scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
Preferred Plastics: 4.7 → 9.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 14.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.29× in 2024
Preferred Plastics's TCR rose 4.3 from 4.7 in 2017 to 9.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326121 · Plainwell, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 279% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO M-D Building Product…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 69 inj
- SIZE ~101 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: M-D Building Products Woodburn (0.1 TCR gap)
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Preferred Plastics in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- M-D Building P
M-D Building Products Woodburn
9.3 TCR
- This site
Preferred Plastics
9.2 TCR
- Baldwinsville
Baldwinsville - North Plant
9.2 TCR
- Polygon Tenn S
Polygon Tenn St.
9 TCR
- Providence
Providence
9 TCR
What this shows Preferred Plastics averages 9.2 TCR (279% of the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Preferred Plastics TCR series: 2017=4.7 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=13.9 · 2021=13.6 · 2022=14.6 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=9 · BLS 3.3
Where Preferred Plastics falls in its industry
202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub employers in Michigan.
Preferred Plastics has more employees than the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrig median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.6 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.9 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326121 · MI · Plainwell
202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 43 employers in Plainwell, 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 | M-D Building Products Woodburn | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baldwinsville - North Plant | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polygon Tenn St. | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Providence | 9.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Midland Cogeneration Venture | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Battle Creek SC | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM & Sons, Inc. | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2683_5121 | 101 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JBS Plainwell INC | 1,307 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2061 | 317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2061 | 291 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 191 - Plainwell | 249 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | St. Luke's Transitional Care Center | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | N R Weaver Masonry | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fall River Health Services | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Hospital of Huntington Park | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Morcon Construction Co., Inc. | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Placon Elkhart | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Milton | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St.George Health Care | 101 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.