Stretching machines, metalworking, manufacturing · Michigan
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc.
Galesburg, MI · ~27 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc. runs at 495% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Stretching machines, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc.: 16.3 TCR = 495% of Stretching machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc. safety composite
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
13/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 29.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc.: 16.2 → 29.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 29.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.82× in 2021
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc.'s TCR rose 13.5 from 16.2 in 2018 to 29.7 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Galesburg, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.3 · 495% of ind
- DART 29.7 DART
- RANK #56/58
- PHOTO Building 1
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Building 1 (0.5 TCR gap)
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Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Building 1
Building 1
16.8 TCR
- This site
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc.
16.3 TCR
- Williams-White
Williams-White
15.8 TCR
- Statewide Bori
Statewide Boring & Machine, Inc.
15.7 TCR
- CAC COPORATION
CAC COPORATION
15.3 TCR
What this shows Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc. averages 16.3 TCR (495% of the Stretching machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc. TCR series: 2018=16.2 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=16.2 · 2021=29.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc. falls in its industry
391 Stretching machines, metalwork establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #56 safest of 58 Stretching machines, metalwork employers in Michigan.
Smiths Machine & Grinding Inc. has fewer employees than the Stretching machines, metalworking, manuf median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16.2 | 13.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · MI · Galesburg
391 Stretching machines, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 25 employers in Galesburg, 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 | Building 1 | 16.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Williams-White | 15.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Statewide Boring & Machine, Inc. | 15.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CAC COPORATION | 15.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Badger Evergreen Nursery LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | K Drive Greenhouse Co | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (MO) | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Luurtsema Sales Inc. | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0587 - Kalamazoo MI DC | 1,230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0587 - Kalamazoo DC | 1,032 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bell's Brewery | 373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GALESBURG MI | 363 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Progreso LMMM San Antonio# 13, LLC | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Augusta Hospice | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2050-WARE01 | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Penn Pallet Inc - Woodland | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hospice of Franklin County Inc | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metro Area QC | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HSHS St. John's College of Nursing | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CSS Farms - Colorado City | 27 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.