Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing · Michigan
PURforms, Inc.
Lowell, MI · ~50 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PURforms, Inc. runs at 250% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
PURforms, Inc.: 8.2 TCR = 250% of Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PURforms, Inc. safety composite
PURforms, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
−1.2
2016→2023
PURforms, Inc. injury rate improved
PURforms, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.2 from 8.5 in 2016 to 7.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.5 · 2017=7.2 · 2019=13.2 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=9.4 · 2022=12.1 · 2023=7.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Lowell, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 250% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #29/32
- PHOTO Vibracoustic Manches…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vibracoustic Manchester (0.0 TCR gap)
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PURforms, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- CoolSeal USA
CoolSeal USA
8.4 TCR
- Vibracoustic M
Vibracoustic Manchester
8.3 TCR
- This site
PURforms, Inc.
8.2 TCR
- Dallas Fabrica
Dallas Fabrication Plant -19
8.2 TCR
- Future Foam In
Future Foam Inc.
8.2 TCR
What this shows PURforms, Inc. averages 8.2 TCR (250% of the Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
PURforms, Inc. TCR series: 2016=8.5 · 2017=7.2 · 2019=13.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=9.4 · 2022=12.1 · 2023=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where PURforms, Inc. falls in its industry
474 Cushions, carpet and rug, uret establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 32 Cushions, carpet and rug, uret employers in Michigan.
PURforms, Inc. has fewer employees than the Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and o median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · MI · Lowell
474 Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 32 employers in Lowell, 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 | Vibracoustic Manchester | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dallas Fabrication Plant -19 | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Future Foam Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CoolSeal USA | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Commonwealth Commerce Center | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gas Construction Midland | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-City Acoustical | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4066_7786 | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell Area Schools | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Litehouse Inc. - Lowell | 373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Litehouse Foods Inc | 320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 205 - Lowell | 273 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Modesto, Ca #00016 | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hobbs Service Center-193 | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Waldo- 125 Northport | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Tracy | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Longview at Ithacare | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Azalea Trail Nursing and Rehabilitation | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 402TWN | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WPI Campus Center * | 50 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.