Urethane foam products manufacturing · Michigan
United Foam Product Technologies
Grand Rapids, MI · ~145 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Foam Product Technologies runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Urethane foam products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
United Foam Product Technologies: 1.4 TCR = 43% of Urethane foam products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Foam Product Technologies safety composite
United Foam Product Technologies scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
Rising injury rate
United Foam Product Technologies: 0.6 → 2.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.78× in 2024
United Foam Product Technologies's TCR rose 1.6 from 0.6 in 2021 to 2.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 43% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #3/32
- PHOTO Guardian Packaging I…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~145 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Guardian Packaging Industries, LP. (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Foam Product Technologies in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United Foam Product Technologies
1.4 TCR
- Guardian Packa
Guardian Packaging Industries, LP.
1.4 TCR
- FXI Santa Tere
FXI Santa Teresa
1.4 TCR
- Pregis- Visali
Pregis- Visalia
1.4 TCR
- Innocor East,
Innocor East, LLC - AIE
1.4 TCR
What this shows United Foam Product Technologies averages 1.4 TCR (43% of the Urethane foam products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
United Foam Product Technologies TCR series: 2021=0.6 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.3
Where United Foam Product Technologies falls in its industry
474 Urethane foam products manufac establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 32 Urethane foam products manufac employers in Michigan.
United Foam Product Technologies has more employees than the Urethane foam products manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · MI · Grand Rapids
474 Urethane foam products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 | Guardian Packaging Industries, LP. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FXI Santa Teresa | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pregis- Visalia | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Innocor East, LLC - AIE | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dutchman Tree Farms LLC | 145 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gas Construction Northeast | 145 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grunwell-Cashero Co | 145 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valley Electrical Contractors Inc. | 145 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SMG Prairie Surf Studios/Paycom Center | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mears Installation, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hughson CA Truss | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greeley CO Yard | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope - Westbrook(Spiller) | 145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Sheet Metal Works Inc | 145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&M Industries | 145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bear Creek Orchards | 145 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.