Heat treating ovens, industrial process-type, manufacturing · Michigan
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc.
Farmington Hills, MI · ~21 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. runs at 250% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heat treating ovens, industrial process-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc.: 8.3 TCR = 250% of Heat treating ovens, industrial process-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. safety composite
Premier Furnace Specialists, 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
−5.9
2022→2024
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. injury rate improved
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.9 from 10.0 in 2022 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=10.0 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333994 · Farmington Hills, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 250% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #10/11
- PHOTO Ajax Tocco Magnether…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ajax Tocco Magnethermic North Canton (0.0 TCR gap)
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Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc.
8.3 TCR
- Ajax Tocco Mag
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic North Canton
8.3 TCR
- Solar Products
Solar Products Inc.
7.8 TCR
- Thermal Engine
Thermal Engineering Corporation
7.8 TCR
- ProTech Therma
ProTech Thermal Services
7.5 TCR
What this shows Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. averages 8.3 TCR (250% of the Heat treating ovens, industrial process-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. TCR series: 2022=10 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. falls in its industry
103 Heat treating ovens, industria establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 11 Heat treating ovens, industria employers in Michigan.
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. has fewer employees than the Heat treating ovens, industrial process- median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333994 · MI · Farmington Hills
103 Heat treating ovens, industrial process-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 168 employers in Farmington Hills, 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 | Ajax Tocco Magnethermic North Canton | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solar Products Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thermal Engineering Corporation | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ProTech Thermal Services | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Black Gold Farms Sturgis | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BE Cultivation | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4605_15228 | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Willard DeHaan & Son Grnhs | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Centria Healthcare LLC | 3,648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2250-517 | 2,497 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Beechview Elementary | 1,317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Facilities Management | 1,317 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Elmonica | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | K&M Tire - Mustang | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Prairie Polymers, LLC dba Industrial Molded Rubber | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mills Brothers Masonry Contracting, LLC | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Greiner Electric of Wyoming | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Caliber Sealing Solutions | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ServiceMaster DSI-Wichita | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hickory | 21 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.