Arc welding equipment manufacturing · Michigan
Purity- Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, MI · ~95 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Purity- Grand Rapids runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Arc welding equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Purity- Grand Rapids: 5.4 TCR = 163% of Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Purity- Grand Rapids safety composite
Purity- Grand Rapids scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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
−1.0
2016→2024
Purity- Grand Rapids injury rate improved
Purity- Grand Rapids's TCR fell 1.0 from 6.5 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=8.0 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 163% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #14/16
- PHOTO Voestalpine Bohler w…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~95 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Voestalpine Bohler welding USA Technology (0.0 TCR gap)
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Purity- Grand Rapids in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Purity- Grand Rapids
5.4 TCR
- Voestalpine Bo
Voestalpine Bohler welding USA Technology
5.4 TCR
- Bauer Welding
Bauer Welding & Metal Fab
5.3 TCR
- Bernard Weldin
Bernard Welding
5.2 TCR
- Luvata Ohio
Luvata Ohio
5 TCR
What this shows Purity- Grand Rapids averages 5.4 TCR (163% of the Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Purity- Grand Rapids TCR series: 2016=6.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=4 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=8 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Purity- Grand Rapids falls in its industry
129 Arc welding equipment manufact establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 16 Arc welding equipment manufact employers in Michigan.
Purity- Grand Rapids has more employees than the Arc welding equipment manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · MI · Grand Rapids
129 Arc welding equipment manufacturing 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 | Voestalpine Bohler welding USA Technology | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bauer Welding & Metal Fab | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bernard Welding | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Luvata Ohio | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Michigan Freeze Pack | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michigan Milk Producers Association | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cargill Salt | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harbor Graphics | 95 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 | IKEA #210 Schaumburg | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elgin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bt Services | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Automotive of York (East) | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Holland | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Juddmonte Management LLC | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grande Wyocena | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Water Tech, Inc. | 95 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.