Steel Wire Drawing · Michigan
US Wire : Niles
Niles, MI · ~136 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Wire : Niles runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Steel Wire Drawing workplace, earning a grade D.
US Wire : Niles: 5.4 TCR = 163% of Steel Wire Drawing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Wire : Niles safety composite
US Wire : Niles scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% 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
−5.2
2016→2023
US Wire : Niles injury rate improved
US Wire : Niles's TCR fell 5.2 from 8.5 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.5 · 2017=7.3 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=9.8 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331222 · Niles, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 163% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK P42
- PHOTO Carthage Wire Mill
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 56 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carthage Wire Mill (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Wire : Niles in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Wire : Niles
5.4 TCR
- Carthage Wire
Carthage Wire Mill
5.4 TCR
- Central Wire I
Central Wire Inc Arkansas
5.3 TCR
- Koswire, Inc.
Koswire, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Advanced Mater
Advanced Materials Development
5.3 TCR
What this shows US Wire : Niles averages 5.4 TCR (163% of the Steel Wire Drawing BLS benchmark).
US Wire : Niles TCR series: 2016=8.5 · 2017=7.3 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=9.8 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=3.3 · BLS 3.3
Where US Wire : Niles falls in its industry
163 Steel Wire Drawing establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
US Wire : Niles has more employees than the Steel Wire Drawing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331222 · MI · Niles
163 Steel Wire Drawing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 68 employers in Niles, 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 | Carthage Wire Mill | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Wire Inc Arkansas | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Koswire, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advanced Materials Development | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FEBCON Inc. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Applegate, Inc. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R.L. Bondy Insulation | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Hospital Niles | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2010 | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Hospital - Niles | 331 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2010 | 331 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Innofa USA LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Protection | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Copley-Price Family YMCA | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #517 JACKSONVILLE, FL | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ivy Creek Healthcare & Wellness Centre | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mr. Bird | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Njmtla-Eh1-Mt Laurel Corp Office | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linc 3028 (Conley - F) | 136 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.