Wood treating preparations merchant wholesalers · Michigan
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc.
Tawas City, MI · ~48 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc. runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Wood treating preparations merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc.: 3.4 TCR = 155% of Wood treating preparations merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc. safety composite
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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%).
Rising injury rate
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc.: 4.9 → 5.7 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 9.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.9 from 4.9 in 2016 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Tawas City, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 155% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #19/28
- PHOTO Great Lakes Grandville
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Great Lakes Grandville (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- Great Lakes Gr
Great Lakes Grandville
3.4 TCR
- Pittsburg 0839
Pittsburg 0839
3.4 TCR
- Puresan Holdin
Puresan Holdings, LLC
3.4 TCR
- Hillyard Co. -
Hillyard Co. - Sacramento
3.4 TCR
What this shows The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc. averages 3.4 TCR (155% of the Wood treating preparations merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=9.8 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 2.2
Where The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc. falls in its industry
766 Wood treating preparations mer establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 28 Wood treating preparations mer employers in Michigan.
The Straits Corporation/Straits Wood Treating, Inc. has more employees than the Wood treating preparations merchant whol median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · MI · Tawas City
766 Wood treating preparations merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 12 employers in Tawas City, 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 | Great Lakes Grandville | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pittsburg 0839 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Puresan Holdings, LLC | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hillyard Co. - Sacramento | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sietsema Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.M. Longyear, LLC - Office & Forestry | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Packing Co | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Top Grade Aggregates, LLC | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5376 | 287 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5376 | 253 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MITAW1 | 191 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Iosco Medical Care Facility | 118 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Texas Trailer Corporation LLC | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Profusion Industries | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owatonna Middle School | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vidimos Inc | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Maui-OGG | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Croft House Design, INC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Feeders Inc. 251 Dunbar Ave | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Libraries | 48 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.