Motor vehicle paints manufacturing · Michigan
Transtar Autobody Technologies
Brighton, MI · ~103 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Transtar Autobody Technologies runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Motor vehicle paints manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Transtar Autobody Technologies: 2.2 TCR = 68% of Motor vehicle paints manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Transtar Autobody Technologies safety composite
Transtar Autobody Technologies scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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%).
Transtar Autobody Technologies held a steady TCR band
Transtar Autobody Technologies's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.1 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.1 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.0 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Brighton, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 68% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #13/20
- PHOTO FP Pigments Inc
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FP Pigments Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Transtar Autobody Technologies in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Nippon Paint A
Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Inc. - Lansing
2.3 TCR
- Chilton, WI
Chilton, WI
2.3 TCR
- This site
Transtar Autobody Technologies
2.2 TCR
- FP Pigments In
FP Pigments Inc
2.2 TCR
- Orlando Facili
Orlando Facility
2.2 TCR
What this shows Transtar Autobody Technologies averages 2.2 TCR (68% of the Motor vehicle paints manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Transtar Autobody Technologies TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=3 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Transtar Autobody Technologies falls in its industry
530 Motor vehicle paints manufactu establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 20 Motor vehicle paints manufactu employers in Michigan.
Transtar Autobody Technologies has more employees than the Motor vehicle paints manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · MI · Brighton
530 Motor vehicle paints manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 119 employers in Brighton, 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 | FP Pigments Inc | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orlando Facility | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Inc. - Lansing | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chilton, WI | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MKG Norton Shores SC | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henkels & McCoy - Canton, MI - Verizon | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VanLaan Concrete Construction | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bumler Mechanical | 103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MI-BRIGH01 | 544 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BrightonENA | 399 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MI-BRIGH01-Brighton - MI - Warehouse | 382 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TGFS | 353 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Core Carrier Corporation | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brenham | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Surface Finish Technologies, Inc | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Ga EMC | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Montgomery AL Division | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reynolds Polymer Technology | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cardinal Health 200 LLC | 103 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.