Welding equipment manufacturing · Michigan
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc.
Sterling Heights, MI · ~98 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Welding equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc.: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Welding equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. safety composite
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−4.3
2019→2024
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. injury rate improved
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.3 from 5.2 in 2019 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.2 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · Sterling Heights, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/16
- PHOTO Lincoln Electric Aut…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~98 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lincoln Electric Automation Bettendorf (0.1 TCR gap)
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Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ESAB Group - H
ESAB Group - Hanover
2.5 TCR
- This site
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc.
2.4 TCR
- Lincoln Electr
Lincoln Electric Automation Bettendorf
2.4 TCR
- The Lincoln El
The Lincoln Electric Company - Euclid
2.4 TCR
- Sciaky, Inc.
Sciaky, Inc.
2.4 TCR
What this shows Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Welding equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. TCR series: 2019=5.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. falls in its industry
129 Welding equipment manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 16 Welding equipment manufacturin employers in Michigan.
Universal Tool Equipment and Controls, Inc. has more employees than the Welding equipment manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · MI · Sterling Heights
129 Welding equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 195 employers in Sterling Heights, 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 | Lincoln Electric Automation Bettendorf | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Lincoln Electric Company - Euclid | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sciaky, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ESAB Group - Hanover | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lansing Office | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4039-03822500-00W001 | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D&W MECHANICAL | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ann Arbor Ceiling & Partition, LLC | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterling Heights Assembly Plant | 5,783 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STERLING PLNT | 2,319 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterling Stamping Plant | 2,115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Conti, LLC | 1,892 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Thorneburg Hosiery | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cerrowire, Crothersville | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4912 North Shore | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1214 Flushing | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sonesta White Plains | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maritime Applied Physics Corporation | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | F.G. Pruitt, Inc. | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chatfield Elementary | 98 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.