Applicators, wood, manufacturing · Indiana
Universal Forest Products
Granger, IN · ~205 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Forest Products runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Applicators, wood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Universal Forest Products: 2.9 TCR = 87% of Applicators, wood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Forest Products safety composite
Universal Forest Products scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
Universal Forest Products: 1.0 → 1.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2024
Universal Forest Products's TCR rose 1.0 from 1.0 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321999 · Granger, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 87% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #5/20
- PHOTO Southern Finishing -…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 56 inj
- SIZE ~205 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Southern Finishing - Plant 8 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Forest Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Universal Forest Products
2.9 TCR
- Southern Finis
Southern Finishing - Plant 8
2.9 TCR
- Southern Finis
Southern Finishing - Plant 15
2.9 TCR
- Sterling Lumbe
Sterling Lumber Company, LLC.
2.9 TCR
- Austin
Austin
2.9 TCR
What this shows Universal Forest Products averages 2.9 TCR (87% of the Applicators, wood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Universal Forest Products TCR series: 2016=1 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=3 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Universal Forest Products falls in its industry
405 Applicators, wood, manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 20 Applicators, wood, manufacturi employers in Indiana.
Universal Forest Products has more employees than the Applicators, wood, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321999 · IN · Granger
405 Applicators, wood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 30 employers in Granger, IN · 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 | Southern Finishing - Plant 8 | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Finishing - Plant 15 | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sterling Lumber Company, LLC. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Austin | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GPC II - Washington | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Exo-s Howe | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keystone RV Plant 31 | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kitchen Kompact, Inc. | 205 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1445 - Mishawaka | 313 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ITR Concession Company, LLC. | 288 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2325 MARTINS SUPERMARKET | 249 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Allegiance Staffing CORP | 239 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Meriter West Washington | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NEA | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Colorado Office | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PCSI Location 720 | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 244/HNL | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Petco DC8396 | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richland Center West | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sun Prairie 31 | 205 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.