Commodity inspection services · Michigan
Preferred Quality Services, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI · ~132 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Preferred Quality Services, Inc. runs at 750% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Commodity inspection services workplace, earning a grade F.
Preferred Quality Services, Inc.: 3.8 TCR = 750% of Commodity inspection services BLS 0.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Preferred Quality Services, Inc. safety composite
Preferred Quality Services, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
−0.9
2018→2024
Preferred Quality Services, Inc. injury rate improved
Preferred Quality Services, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.9 from 4.4 in 2018 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.4 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541990 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 3.8 · 750% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #9/12
- PHOTO Main
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~132 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Main (0.0 TCR gap)
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Preferred Quality Services, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Preferred Quality Services, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- Main
Main
3.8 TCR
- Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park
3.7 TCR
- JR Simplot Com
JR Simplot Company - Frontier Building
3.6 TCR
- tkSCS Sterling
tkSCS Sterling Heights/Warren
3.5 TCR
What this shows Preferred Quality Services, Inc. averages 3.8 TCR (750% of the Commodity inspection services BLS benchmark).
Preferred Quality Services, Inc. TCR series: 2018=4.4 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=5 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=2 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 0.5
Where Preferred Quality Services, Inc. falls in its industry
123 Commodity inspection services establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 12 Commodity inspection services employers in Michigan.
Preferred Quality Services, Inc. has fewer employees than the Commodity inspection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541990 · MI · Grand Rapids
123 Commodity inspection services 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 | Main | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elmwood Park | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JR Simplot Company - Frontier Building | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | tkSCS Sterling Heights/Warren | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Huron Valley Electric | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Continental Dairy Facilities, LLC | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lear Corporation - Rochester Hills (EO) | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flexco Grand Rapids Main | 132 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 | Texana Tank Car & Mfg., LTD. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oakwood | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mustang Contracting Corp | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SH - Building C | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Monks Construction | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NAS | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Murray Equipment, Inc | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dentech Incorporated | 132 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.