Child day care centers · Michigan

The Learning Tree - Howell

Name: The Learning Tree - Howell Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Howell, MI · ~23 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.9
Avg TCR: 3.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

The Learning Tree - Howell runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Child day care centers workplace, earning a grade A.

The Learning Tree - Howell: 1.9 TCR = 49% of Child day care centers BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

The Learning Tree - Howell safety composite

The Learning Tree - Howell scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.86 per 100 workers

Safer than 86% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% 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

−3.7

2016→2020

The Learning Tree - Howell injury rate improved

The Learning Tree - Howell's TCR fell 3.7 from 3.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.7 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 624410 · Howell, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.9 · 49% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #3/7
PHOTO Fritz Burns
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~23 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Fritz Burns (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.9
301503 KINDERC

1.9
Freeborn Count

1.9
Fritz Burns

1.8
Genesis Childr

1.8

What this shows The Learning Tree - Howell averages 1.9 TCR (49% of the Child day care centers BLS benchmark).

The Learning Tree - Howell TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.8

Where The Learning Tree - Howell falls in its industry

272 Child day care centers establishments

Safer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 7 Child day care centers employers in Michigan.

The Learning Tree - Howell (23 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 36 employees and a TCR of 4.7

The Learning Tree - Howell has fewer employees than the Child day care centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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
2020	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2016	3.7	3.7	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

624410 · MI · Howell

272 Child day care centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 94 employers in Howell, MI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Fritz Burns	LOS ANGELES, CA	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Genesis Childrens Center	ZANESVILLE, OH	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	301503 KINDERCARE	EAGAN, MN	1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Freeborn County	ALBERT LEA, MN	1.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Black Gold Farms - MIS	STURGIS	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Casey Woodwyk, Inc.	HUDSONVILLE	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	John Schuring, Jr. Company	PORTAGE	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Atwood Timber and Lumber	CEDAR SPRINGS	23 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Thai Summit America	Howell	797 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Livingston County	Howell	721 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital	Howell	708 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Livingston	Howell	488 FTE
NAT-TCR	LSC-Danville	Danville, KY	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	REN099 Miami	Ft Lauderdale, FL	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	IF Productions, LLC	Lake Buena Vista, FL	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Apex Cargo Transportation	Rancho Dominguez, CA	1.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Ashley Furniture Homestore- Chattanooga DC	Chattanooga, TN	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0000000025 Quickchek Food Stores	Fords, NJ	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	000000131g Quickchek Food Stores	Newburgh, NY	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Valley Janitor Supply	Hamilton, OH	23 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.