Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing · Michigan

Walker Tool & Die, Inc.

Grand Rapids, MI · ~71 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Walker Tool & Die, Inc. runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Walker Tool & Die, Inc.: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Walker Tool & Die, Inc. safety composite

Walker Tool & Die, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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

64/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.39 per 100 workers

Safer than 64% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.4

2018→2024

Walker Tool & Die, Inc. injury rate improved

Walker Tool & Die, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.4 from 2.9 in 2018 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=2.9 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333514 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #40/131
  • PHOTO MANCHESTER TOOL AND …
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 14 inj
  • SIZE ~71 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: MANCHESTER TOOL AND DIE, INC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Walker Tool & Die, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Walker Tool & Die, Inc. averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Walker Tool & Die, Inc. TCR series: 2018=2.9 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Walker Tool & Die, Inc. falls in its industry

387 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma establishments

Safer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 131 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma employers in Michigan.

Walker Tool & Die, Inc. (71 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 3.4 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 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Walker Tool & Die, Inc.
Walker Tool & Die, Inc. (71 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 3.4

Walker Tool & Die, Inc. has more employees than the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 1.6 0.0 1 0 0
2023 1.5 0.0 1 0 0
2022 2.8 0.0 2 0 0
2021 2.3 2.3 2 0 0
2020 1.5 1.5 1 0 0
2019 4.2 2.1 4 0 0
2018 2.9 0.0 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333514 · MI · Grand Rapids

387 Cutting dies, metalworking, 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 MANCHESTER TOOL AND DIE, INC 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Paslin - Cherry Creek 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ring Precision 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Atlantic Tool & Die SHARON CENTER 2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Applegate Dairy LLC 71 FTE
STATE-SIZE FCC Construction Inc. 71 FTE
STATE-SIZE Weiss Construction Co., LLC 71 FTE
STATE-SIZE IHRone 71 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 Sodexo at Lexington 2 South Carolina 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR L & L Insulation, Inc 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Sodexo at Powhatan County Public Schools 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR ReSteel Supply Co., Eddystone 2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Allstate Construction, Inc. 71 FTE
NAT-SIZE Central Life Sciences/Wellmark 71 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mws Wire Industries 71 FTE
NAT-SIZE Jacobs - Rio Rancho - OMI 71 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.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.