Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing · Michigan
Thumb Tool & Engineering
Bad Axe, MI · ~192 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Thumb Tool & Engineering runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Thumb Tool & Engineering: 5.1 TCR = 155% of Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Thumb Tool & Engineering safety composite
Thumb Tool & Engineering scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−2.0
2016→2024
Thumb Tool & Engineering injury rate improved
Thumb Tool & Engineering's TCR fell 2.0 from 4.4 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.4 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=7.4 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333514 · Bad Axe, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 155% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #89/131
- PHOTO Widell Industries Mi…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 62 inj
- SIZE ~192 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Widell Industries Michigan (0.0 TCR gap)
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Thumb Tool & Engineering in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Nordson Xaloy
Nordson Xaloy Pulaski
5.2 TCR
- This site
Thumb Tool & Engineering
5.1 TCR
- Widell Industr
Widell Industries Michigan
5.1 TCR
- Carr Lane Manu
Carr Lane Manufacturing - Texas
5.1 TCR
- THE CAPITAL TO
THE CAPITAL TOOL COMPANY
5.1 TCR
What this shows Thumb Tool & Engineering averages 5.1 TCR (155% of the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Thumb Tool & Engineering TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=7.4 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Thumb Tool & Engineering falls in its industry
387 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma establishmentsSafer than 26% 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 #89 safest of 131 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma employers in Michigan.
Thumb Tool & Engineering has more employees than the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturin 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 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333514 · MI · Bad Axe
387 Cutting dies, metalworking, 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 | Widell Industries Michigan | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carr Lane Manufacturing - Texas | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nordson Xaloy Pulaski | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | THE CAPITAL TOOL COMPANY | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeshore Global | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Distribution Plant | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michigan Operations - Hemlock HIMS Plant | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cannon-Muskegon Corporation | 192 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 | Amazon.com Services LLC - SCA5 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4123 Ohio Township | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 8427 Los Banos | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thomas Grady Service Center | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fresenius Kabi USA LLC and Fenwal Inc | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BAM Logistics LLC | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hotel Dupont | 192 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.