Stairs, metal, manufacturing · Michigan

Van Dam Iron Works

Grand Rapids, MI · ~42 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
21.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Van Dam Iron Works runs at 664% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Stairs, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Van Dam Iron Works: 21.9 TCR = 664% of Stairs, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Van Dam Iron Works safety composite

Van Dam Iron Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).

F

25/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 21.9 per 100 workers

Safer than 0% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% 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%).

Van Dam Iron Works held a steady TCR band

Van Dam Iron Works's TCR held near 0.2 from 21.7 in 2016 to 21.5 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 22.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=21.7 · 2017=22.5 · 2020=21.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332323 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 21.9 · 664% of ind

  • DART 2.7 DART
  • RANK #9/9
  • PHOTO Win Vent Windows Inc
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 26 inj
  • SIZE ~42 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Win Vent Windows Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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Van Dam Iron Works in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Van Dam Iron Works averages 21.9 TCR (664% of the Stairs, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Van Dam Iron Works TCR series: 2016=21.7 · 2017=22.5 · 2020=21.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Van Dam Iron Works falls in its industry

309 Stairs, metal, manufacturing establishments

Safer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Stairs, metal, manufacturing employers in Michigan.

Van Dam Iron Works (42 employees, TCR 21.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 4.1 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 050100150200250 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Van Dam Iron Works
Van Dam Iron Works (42 employees, TCR 21.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 4.1

Van Dam Iron Works has fewer employees than the Stairs, metal, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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
2020 21.5 2.7 8 0 0
2017 22.5 2.5 9 0 0
2016 21.7 0.0 9 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332323 · MI · Grand Rapids

309 Stairs, metal, 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 Win Vent Windows Inc 21.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midwest Expanded Metal 21.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Colorado Springs CO Warehouse 17.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tri State Iron Works, Inc. 17.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE General Meter 42 FTE
STATE-SIZE Gas Construction Jackson 42 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pennings & Sons 42 FTE
STATE-SIZE CR Meyer - Muskegon 42 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 Sequel of New Mexico LLC 21.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Charolais Care II, Inc. dba Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center of Kimberly 21.9 TCR
NAT-TCR ALB - Ground Ops 21.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Henry Clay 21.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Hart Ranch Resort 42 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rockdale 42 FTE
NAT-SIZE Las Vegas Dental Solutions 42 FTE
NAT-SIZE Broadway at the Beach 42 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: 2020, 2017, 2016. 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.