Highway Street and Bridge Construction · Michigan
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo, MI · ~46 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County runs at 565% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Highway Street and Bridge Construction workplace, earning a grade F.
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County: 15.8 TCR = 565% of Highway Street and Bridge Construction BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County safety composite
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−0.4
2016→2023
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County injury rate improved
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County's TCR fell 0.4 from 17.5 in 2016 to 17.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 17.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=17.5 · 2017=12.8 · 2023=17.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.8 · 565% of ind
- DART 12.0 DART
- RANK #131/139
- PHOTO Highway Department
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Highway Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Road Commission of Kalamazoo County in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- D8 Belleville
D8 Belleville Yard
15.9 TCR
- This site
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County
15.8 TCR
- Highway Depart
Highway Department
15.8 TCR
- City of Rivers
City of Riverside Public Works Street Maintenance
15.8 TCR
- City of Michig
City of Michigan City - Central Services - Street/Vector
15.8 TCR
What this shows Road Commission of Kalamazoo County averages 15.8 TCR (565% of the Highway Street and Bridge Construction BLS benchmark).
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County TCR series: 2016=17.5 · 2017=12.8 · 2023=17.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Road Commission of Kalamazoo County falls in its industry
4,078 Highway Street and Bridge Cons establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #131 safest of 139 Highway Street and Bridge Cons employers in Michigan.
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County has fewer employees than the Highway Street and Bridge Construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17.5 | 10.9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · MI · Kalamazoo
4,078 Highway Street and Bridge Construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, 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 | Highway Department | 15.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Riverside Public Works Street Maintenance | 15.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Michigan City - Central Services - Street/Vector | 15.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D8 Belleville Yard | 15.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fresh Solution Farms | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DBA FALKNER FARMS | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ROB MAINTENANCE | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EDL Energy | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hotel Monaco | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tremont Ridge | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Firefox, Inc. | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 100622 | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Zuber Farms LLC | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coqui Net | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lucasville Service Center | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Services - Williamson | 46 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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