General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Michigan
Tandem Specialized Inc
Saint Louis, MI · ~47 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tandem Specialized Inc runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade D.
Tandem Specialized Inc: 6.1 TCR = 136% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tandem Specialized Inc safety composite
Tandem Specialized Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Tandem Specialized Inc: 5.1 → 7.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.93× in 2024
Tandem Specialized Inc's TCR rose 2.0 from 5.1 in 2023 to 7.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Saint Louis, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 136% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #74/89
- PHOTO Southern Freight Ser…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Southern Freight Services, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tandem Specialized Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Aurora, CO - E
Aurora, CO - E. 36th Drive
6.2 TCR
- This site
Tandem Specialized Inc
6.1 TCR
- Southern Freig
Southern Freight Services, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Terminal 366
Terminal 366
6.1 TCR
- Ruan Logistics
Ruan Logistics Corp T449 RLC
6.1 TCR
What this shows Tandem Specialized Inc averages 6.1 TCR (136% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Tandem Specialized Inc TCR series: 2023=5.1 · 2024=7.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Tandem Specialized Inc falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 17% 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 #74 safest of 89 General freight trucking, long employers in Michigan.
Tandem Specialized Inc has fewer employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · MI · Saint Louis
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 5 employers in Saint Louis, 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 | Southern Freight Services, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terminal 366 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ruan Logistics Corp T449 RLC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aurora, CO - E. 36th Drive | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nash Greenhouses, LLC | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Red Arrow Dairy | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEMCO Energy Gas Company - BC | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Operations and Maintenance | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Apex Marine, Inc. | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jer-den Plastics, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of St. Louis | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mid Michigan Community Fire Board | 23 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Buck Knives, Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Allstate Beverage Company | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Courtyard at Mount Tabor | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Agenda: USA, Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Parvin-Clauss Sign Co. Inc. | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CE Shepherd Canada Dry | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Worldwide Perishables | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bria Of Godfrey | 47 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.