Electrical signs manufacturing · Michigan

Universal Sign, Inc.

Grand Rapids, MI · ~28 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Universal Sign, Inc. runs at 44% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Electrical signs manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Universal Sign, Inc.: 1.5 TCR = 44% of Electrical signs manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Universal Sign, Inc. safety composite

Universal Sign, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% 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).

C

73/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−3.2

2018→2024

Universal Sign, Inc. injury rate improved

Universal Sign, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.2 from 3.2 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=3.2 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 339950 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 44% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/13
  • PHOTO Ace Sign Co.
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 3 inj
  • SIZE ~28 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Ace Sign Co. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Universal Sign, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Universal Sign, Inc. averages 1.5 TCR (44% of the Electrical signs manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Universal Sign, Inc. TCR series: 2018=3.2 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Universal Sign, Inc. falls in its industry

405 Electrical signs manufacturing establishments

Safer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 13 Electrical signs manufacturing employers in Michigan.

Universal Sign, Inc. (28 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Universal Sign, Inc.
Universal Sign, Inc. (28 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Universal Sign, Inc. has fewer employees than the Electrical signs manufacturing 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 3.3 0.0 1 0 0
2019 3.7 3.7 1 0 0
2018 3.2 3.2 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

339950 · MI · Grand Rapids

405 Electrical signs 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 Ace Sign Co. 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Vomar Products, Inc. 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Derse Atlanta 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Bunting Graphics, Inc 1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Hamlin Farms 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Crossroads Dairy 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Grand Traverse Assembly DBA Grand Traverse Pallet 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Zeeland Generation 28 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 Hamer Electric Inc 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Raymond Lumber 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR S05851 - MN Winsted 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR S05870 - MN Minneapolis MRF 1.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Feralloy Gallatin Division, Loc'n 1112 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE San Gabriel Nursery & Florist 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE Reinders-Elm Grove 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE Harrison County Group Home Corporation 28 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.