Valve grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing · Michigan
Superior Welding & Manufacturing
Hermansville, MI · ~35 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Superior Welding & Manufacturing runs at 324% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Valve grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Superior Welding & Manufacturing: 10.7 TCR = 324% of Valve grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Superior Welding & Manufacturing safety composite
Superior Welding & Manufacturing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
−10.6
2016→2024
Superior Welding & Manufacturing injury rate improved
Superior Welding & Manufacturing's TCR fell 10.6 from 15.7 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 21.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=15.7 · 2017=12.7 · 2018=13.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2021=21.4 · 2022=14.4 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Hermansville, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.7 · 324% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #50/58
- PHOTO East
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: East (0.0 TCR gap)
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Superior Welding & Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Signicast Milw
Signicast Milwaukee Finishing
11.1 TCR
- Queen City Man
Queen City Manufacturing LLC
11 TCR
- This site
Superior Welding & Manufacturing
10.7 TCR
- East
East
10.7 TCR
- Nidec Vamco Co
Nidec Vamco Corporation
10.3 TCR
What this shows Superior Welding & Manufacturing averages 10.7 TCR (324% of the Valve grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Superior Welding & Manufacturing TCR series: 2016=15.7 · 2017=12.7 · 2018=13.7 · 2019=0 · 2021=21.4 · 2022=14.4 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Superior Welding & Manufacturing falls in its industry
391 Valve grinding machines, metal establishmentsSafer than 7% 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 #50 safest of 58 Valve grinding machines, metal employers in Michigan.
Superior Welding & Manufacturing has fewer employees than the Valve grinding machines, metalworking, m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21.4 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.7 | 8.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · MI · Hermansville
391 Valve grinding machines, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 4 employers in Hermansville, 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 | East | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Queen City Manufacturing LLC | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nidec Vamco Corporation | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Signicast Milwaukee Finishing | 11.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Heeren, LLC - 42 North Apples | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harbor Farmz, North LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Willow Point Dairy | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | POWER & UTILITIES OPERATIONS - ROB | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stewart Manufacturing, LLC | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wendricks Truss Inc | 86 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pepsi-Cola of Iron Mountain | 37 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fife | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Darling Ingredients Inc., Bastrop | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C.M.A. Growers, Inc. | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Keystone Quality Transport Company - NE Base | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | General Machine & Saw Company | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bevel Tech Group, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Savannah | 35 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.