Construction machinery manufacturing · Michigan
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan
Houghton, MI · ~124 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Construction machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan: 5.8 TCR = 177% of Construction machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan safety composite
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−2.6
2019→2024
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan injury rate improved
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan's TCR fell 2.6 from 3.5 in 2019 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.5 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=9.0 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=8.6 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333120 · Houghton, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 177% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/15
- PHOTO Meeker Equipment Co …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~124 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Meeker Equipment Co Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Meeker Equipme
Meeker Equipment Co Inc
5.9 TCR
- BILJAX, INC.
BILJAX, INC.
5.9 TCR
- Halverson Wood
Halverson Wood Products Inc.
5.9 TCR
- This site
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan
5.8 TCR
- Telsmith Inc.
Telsmith Inc.
5.8 TCR
What this shows Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan averages 5.8 TCR (177% of the Construction machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan TCR series: 2019=3.5 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=9 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=8.6 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan falls in its industry
400 Construction machinery manufac establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 15 Construction machinery manufac employers in Michigan.
Somero Enterprises, Inc. - Michigan has more employees than the Construction machinery manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333120 · MI · Houghton
400 Construction machinery manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 19 employers in Houghton, 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 | Meeker Equipment Co Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BILJAX, INC. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Telsmith Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Halverson Wood Products Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hortech Inc. | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Development Company | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM & Sons, Inc. | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DC BYERS COMPANY | 124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2192 | 396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2192 | 327 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rice Center | 220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Somero Enterprises, Inc. | 122 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Miriam Hospital | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Osakis Public School ISD #213 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Altamont | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Montgomery | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Forest Sunset Food Mart, Inc. | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MMR Constructors, Inc. - Belle Chasse Operations | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Broadway-Columbia, A DoubleTree By Hilton | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VIC | 124 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.