Ambulance services, air or ground · Michigan
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services
Paw Paw, MI · ~58 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services runs at 280% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ambulance services, air or ground workplace, earning a grade F.
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services: 10.6 TCR = 280% of Ambulance services, air or ground BLS 3.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services safety composite
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 10.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 6.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services: 0.0 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 33.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.64× in 2024
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services's TCR rose 6.8 from 0.0 in 2018 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 33.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621910 · Paw Paw, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.6 · 280% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #30/45
- PHOTO Midwest Medical Tran…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Midwest Medical Transport Company - Kansas City Station (0.1 TCR gap)
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Van Buren Emergency Medical Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Antelope Valle
Antelope Valley Operations
10.7 TCR
- This site
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services
10.6 TCR
- Midwest Medica
Midwest Medical Transport Company - Kansas City Station
10.6 TCR
- Pridestar EMS
Pridestar EMS
10.5 TCR
- Northfield Hos
Northfield Hospital + Clinics- Emergency Medical Services
10.5 TCR
What this shows Van Buren Emergency Medical Services averages 10.6 TCR (280% of the Ambulance services, air or ground BLS benchmark).
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=33.9 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.8
Where Van Buren Emergency Medical Services falls in its industry
976 Ambulance services, air or gro establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.3.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 45 Ambulance services, air or gro employers in Michigan.
Van Buren Emergency Medical Services has fewer employees than the Ambulance services, air or ground median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.3. 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 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 33.9 | 27.1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621910 · MI · Paw Paw
976 Ambulance services, air or ground employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 17 employers in Paw Paw, 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 | Midwest Medical Transport Company - Kansas City Station | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pridestar EMS | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northfield Hospital + Clinics- Emergency Medical Services | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Antelope Valley Operations | 10.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (WI) | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NTBS Services | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | River Rouge Power Plant | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cherryland Electric Cooperative | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Refresco Beverages Paw Paw | 390 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CCNA-Paw Paw | 379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson LakeView Hospital | 353 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4439 | 257 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Artis Senior Living of Princeton Junction | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Y.B.Welding Inc | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Box Express Mfg | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hanes Mill Landfill | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Charles F. Tigard Elementary | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Legendary Auto Interiors | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Day Program | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eagle US 2 LLC | 58 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.