Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Michigan
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc
Ada, MI · ~48 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc: 3.7 TCR = 112% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc safety composite
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc: 0.0 → 4.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 12.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2024
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc's TCR rose 4.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 12.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Ada, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 112% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #20/53
- PHOTO Kirk & Blum Columbia
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kirk & Blum Columbia (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc
3.7 TCR
- Kirk & Blum Co
Kirk & Blum Columbia
3.7 TCR
- A&E Manufactur
A&E Manufacturing Company, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- A & J Precisio
A & J Precision Sheetmetal, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- Osceola Tellin
Osceola Telling
3.7 TCR
What this shows Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc averages 3.7 TCR (112% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=12.2 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=4 · BLS 3.3
Where Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 53 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Michigan.
Waltz-Holst Blow Pipe Co. Inc has fewer employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · MI · Ada
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 17 employers in Ada, 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 | Kirk & Blum Columbia | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A&E Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A & J Precision Sheetmetal, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Osceola Telling | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sietsema Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.M. Longyear, LLC - Office & Forestry | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Packing Co | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Top Grade Aggregates, LLC | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ada World Headquarters | 3,393 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mi Premier Logistics, LLC | 216 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nutrilite Spaulding Plant | 182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3229_6219 | 94 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SHA Grasonville LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highlands Diversified Services | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chestnut Street | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TRIPAC-CORONA | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cabinet Restylers, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Doubletree Suites by Hilton Columbus Downtown | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pietrini Contractors, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brighton | 48 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.