Fiberglass insulation products manufacturing · Michigan
SoundTech, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI · ~89 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SoundTech, Inc. runs at 224% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fiberglass insulation products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
SoundTech, Inc.: 7.4 TCR = 224% of Fiberglass insulation products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SoundTech, Inc. safety composite
SoundTech, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.5
2016→2023
SoundTech, Inc. injury rate improved
SoundTech, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.5 from 5.7 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=13.1 · 2022=13.1 · 2023=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327993 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 224% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK P5
- PHOTO Hunter Douglas Archi…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~89 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hunter Douglas Architechtural (0.1 TCR gap)
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SoundTech, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Harbison Walke
Harbison Walker International
7.5 TCR
- This site
SoundTech, Inc.
7.4 TCR
- Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas Architechtural
7.3 TCR
- Owens Corning
Owens Corning
6.9 TCR
- Pacor Inc. Bor
Pacor Inc. Bordentown
6.3 TCR
What this shows SoundTech, Inc. averages 7.4 TCR (224% of the Fiberglass insulation products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
SoundTech, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=13.1 · 2022=13.1 · 2023=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where SoundTech, Inc. falls in its industry
101 Fiberglass insulation products establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
SoundTech, Inc. has fewer employees than the Fiberglass insulation products manufactu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.2. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327993 · MI · Grand Rapids
101 Fiberglass insulation products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 | Hunter Douglas Architechtural | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harbison Walker International | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Owens Corning | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacor Inc. Bordentown | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | West Branch SC | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Kalamazoo-Public Services-Harrison | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Balkema Excavating, Inc | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 28_22 | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | wallmastersinc | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Perfect Blend LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morrison Industries | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Falls City | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Zumbrota Health Services | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Inc | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crane | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA, Inc. - Lincoln | 89 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.