Metals service centers · Michigan
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI · ~211 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade D.
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo: 3.5 TCR = 160% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo safety composite
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo: 2.6 → 5.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2024
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo's TCR rose 3.1 from 2.6 in 2016 to 5.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 160% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #26/60
- PHOTO Mandel Metals - Fran…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 63 inj
- SIZE ~211 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mandel Metals - Franklin Park (0.0 TCR gap)
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Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo
3.5 TCR
- Mandel Metals
Mandel Metals - Franklin Park
3.5 TCR
- GB
GB
3.5 TCR
- Samuel Baltimo
Samuel Baltimore
3.5 TCR
- Reliance Metal
Reliance Metalcenter
3.5 TCR
What this shows Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo averages 3.5 TCR (160% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=3 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo falls in its industry
1,299 Metals service centers establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 60 Metals service centers employers in Michigan.
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo has more employees than the Metals service centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · MI · Kalamazoo
1,299 Metals service centers 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 | Mandel Metals - Franklin Park | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GB | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Samuel Baltimore | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reliance Metalcenter | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brinker Team Construction | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ann Arbor Michigan | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dupont Michigan Operations - HIMS Plant | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Avancez LLC | 211 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 | Folder Express | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lezzer State College | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HBC Services Company (W003) | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Settle Muter Electric, Ltd. | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&L Oil Tools | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JJ Taylor Companies Inc. - Fort Myers | 211 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.