Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Thumb Plastics, Inc.
Bad Axe, MI · ~112 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Thumb Plastics, Inc. runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Thumb Plastics, Inc.: 3.1 TCR = 94% of Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Thumb Plastics, Inc. safety composite
Thumb Plastics, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
−1.8
2016→2024
Thumb Plastics, Inc. injury rate improved
Thumb Plastics, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.8 from 3.0 in 2016 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.0 · 2017=3.0 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3.0 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Bad Axe, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 94% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #85/218
- PHOTO MAC Plastics Manufac…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~112 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MAC Plastics Manufacturing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Thumb Plastics, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Thumb Plastics, Inc.
3.1 TCR
- MAC Plastics M
MAC Plastics Manufacturing, Inc.
3.1 TCR
- PVS Plastics T
PVS Plastics Technology Corp.
3.1 TCR
- IG Design Grou
IG Design Group Americas, Inc. - Berwick, PA - Main Plant
3.1 TCR
- Baxter Manufac
Baxter Manufacturing LLC
3.1 TCR
What this shows Thumb Plastics, Inc. averages 3.1 TCR (94% of the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Thumb Plastics, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=3 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Thumb Plastics, Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and ext establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #85 safest of 218 Motor vehicle moldings and ext employers in Michigan.
Thumb Plastics, Inc. has more employees than the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, p median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MI · Bad Axe
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 15 employers in Bad Axe, 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 | MAC Plastics Manufacturing, Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PVS Plastics Technology Corp. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IG Design Group Americas, Inc. - Berwick, PA - Main Plant | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baxter Manufacturing LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Andy Mast Greenhouses | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1557_3150 | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rugged Liner, Plant 1 | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Knape & Vogt Eastern Warehouse | 112 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLaren Thumb Region | 306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1592 | 266 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1592 | 255 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 315 - Bad Axe | 195 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hammond Plasma Center | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dot Foods, Inc. Mt. Sterling | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6892 Austin Mueller Airport | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bayou Home Care LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dot Foods, Inc. Cambridge City, IN | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Xanitos EVS at Enloe Medical Center | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunsolar Solutions Inc. | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baker Construction Enterprises, Inc. | 112 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.