Vessels, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Michigan

Refrigeration Research, Inc.

Brighton, MI · ~49 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
3.3
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Refrigeration Research, Inc. runs at 100% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Vessels, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Refrigeration Research, Inc.: 3.3 TCR = 100% of Vessels, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Refrigeration Research, Inc. safety composite

Refrigeration Research, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

63/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.31 per 100 workers

Safer than 54% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% 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

−6.0

2017→2024

Refrigeration Research, Inc. injury rate improved

Refrigeration Research, Inc.'s TCR fell 6.0 from 6.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=6.0 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=5.9 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332420 · Brighton, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 100% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #1/8
  • PHOTO Tulsa Pressure Vesse…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~49 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Tulsa Pressure Vessels, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Refrigeration Research, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Refrigeration Research, Inc. averages 3.3 TCR (100% of the Vessels, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Refrigeration Research, Inc. TCR series: 2017=6 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=5.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Refrigeration Research, Inc. falls in its industry

355 Vessels, heavy gauge metal, ma establishments

Safer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 8 Vessels, heavy gauge metal, ma employers in Michigan.

Refrigeration Research, Inc. (49 employees, TCR 3.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 3.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Refrigeration Research, Inc.
Refrigeration Research, Inc. (49 employees, TCR 3.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 3.6

Refrigeration Research, Inc. has fewer employees than the Vessels, heavy gauge metal, manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 2.5 2.5 1 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 5.9 5.9 3 0 0
2018 5.4 3.6 3 0 0
2017 6.0 2.0 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332420 · MI · Brighton

355 Vessels, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 119 employers in Brighton, 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 Tulsa Pressure Vessels, LLC 3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Worthington Cylinders Jefferson 3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR W.W. Engineering 3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Southern Tank & Manufacturing 3.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE 1003 Canal St 49 FTE
STATE-SIZE Miller-Davis Company 49 FTE
STATE-SIZE Gundlach Champion, Inc. 49 FTE
STATE-SIZE CLOSNER CONSTRUCTION & SALES INC 49 FTE
CITY-NEAR MI-BRIGH01 544 FTE
CITY-NEAR BrightonENA 399 FTE
CITY-NEAR MI-BRIGH01-Brighton - MI - Warehouse 382 FTE
CITY-NEAR TGFS 353 FTE
NAT-TCR John H. Lyman and Sons, Inc. 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Aero Arc Inc. 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR J&M Concrete Contractors / dba Jezowski & Markel Contractors 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Charles T. Driscoll Masonry Restoration Co., Inc. 3.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Crestwood Store 49 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mapleleaf Store 49 FTE
NAT-SIZE Lazzaro Companies, Inc. 49 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sunnyview (Shared Services + MVS Admin + Warehouse) 49 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.