Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing · Michigan
Sparks Belting
Grand Rapids, MI · ~99 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sparks Belting runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Sparks Belting: 5.8 TCR = 175% of Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sparks Belting safety composite
Sparks Belting scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
Sparks Belting: 1.1 → 4.0 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 13.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.35× in 2023
Sparks Belting's TCR rose 3.0 from 1.1 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326220 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 175% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO Yokohama Industries …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~99 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Yokohama Industries Americas Ohio (0.1 TCR gap)
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Sparks Belting in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fluid Routing
Fluid Routing Solutions - Ocala
6 TCR
- FFGR 33rd
FFGR 33rd
6 TCR
- This site
Sparks Belting
5.8 TCR
- Yokohama Indus
Yokohama Industries Americas Ohio
5.8 TCR
- Kadant Unaflex
Kadant Unaflex, LLC
5.7 TCR
What this shows Sparks Belting averages 5.8 TCR (175% of the Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sparks Belting TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=8.4 · 2018=13.2 · 2021=2.2 · 2023=4 · BLS 3.3
Where Sparks Belting falls in its industry
160 Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyo establishmentsSafer than 24% 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 #4 safest of 7 Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyo employers in Michigan.
Sparks Belting has fewer employees than the Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevato 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 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326220 · MI · Grand Rapids
160 Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), 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 | Yokohama Industries Americas Ohio | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kadant Unaflex, LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fluid Routing Solutions - Ocala | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FFGR 33rd | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Reichenbach Ceiling & Partition Co. | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JD Candler Roofing Company | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Weather Shield Roofing Systems, Inc. | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TK Elevator Detroit | 99 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 | Eclipse Advantage - ALDIMO - O'Fallon, MO | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holiday Inn Express Waikiki | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Youngstown Area Jewish Federation | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Inman Healthcare | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PEP : LSMD - Vienna | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Troy | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gloversville #195 | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Campus - Subacute | 99 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.