Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids
Walker, MI · ~465 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids runs at 28% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids: 0.9 TCR = 28% of Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids safety composite
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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%).
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids held a steady TCR band
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.0 in 2023 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=1.0 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Walker, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 28% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #10/218
- PHOTO Delmar Company
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~465 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Delmar Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids
0.9 TCR
- Delmar Company
Delmar Company
0.9 TCR
- CPI Card Group
CPI Card Group MN - Prepaid
0.9 TCR
- Entegris - Cha
Entegris - Chaska
0.9 TCR
- Carrollton
Carrollton
0.9 TCR
What this shows West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids averages 0.9 TCR (28% of the Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids TCR series: 2023=1 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids falls in its industry
2,838 Bottle caps and lids, plastics establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 218 Bottle caps and lids, plastics employers in Michigan.
West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids has more employees than the Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MI · Walker
2,838 Bottle caps and lids, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 67 employers in Walker, 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 | Delmar Company | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPI Card Group MN - Prepaid | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Entegris - Chaska | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carrollton | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mersino Dewatering, LLC. | 465 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Morbark LLC | 465 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Herman Miller Seating Greenhouse | 465 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6458-ZGRD | 466 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DGR1 | 793 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BHI Bissell Homecare Inc. | 705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Walker Stamping & Assembly (Challenge Manufacturing-Plant 1) | 469 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michigan Family Resources | 350 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Odessa Tx - 835 | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Water Infrastructure | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hunter Roberts Construction Group- NY | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walman Optical - Kent | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | US Foods Kansas City | 465 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Prague | 465 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mar-Jon Labor LLC | 465 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dee Zee Broadway | 465 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.