Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers · Michigan
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI · ~54 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo runs at 303% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo: 6.7 TCR = 303% of Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo safety composite
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo: 4.7 → 6.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 9.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.92× in 2024
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo's TCR rose 1.4 from 4.7 in 2022 to 6.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424810 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 303% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #11/23
- PHOTO A&B Distributors Inc…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: A&B Distributors Inc of Muskogee (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo
6.7 TCR
- A&B Distributo
A&B Distributors Inc of Muskogee
6.7 TCR
- 126 - Lancast
126 - Lancaster
6.7 TCR
- Glazers Beer A
Glazers Beer And Beverage Victoria
6.7 TCR
- BHD, LLC (dba.
BHD, LLC (dba. Beer House Distributors)
6.6 TCR
What this shows West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo averages 6.7 TCR (303% of the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo TCR series: 2022=4.7 · 2023=9.2 · 2024=6.1 · BLS 2.2
Where West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo falls in its industry
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except d establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 23 Beverages, alcoholic (except d employers in Michigan.
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo has fewer employees than the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled s median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.4. 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 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424810 · MI · Kalamazoo
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, 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 | A&B Distributors Inc of Muskogee | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 126 - Lancaster | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BHD, LLC (dba. Beer House Distributors) | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Glazers Beer And Beverage Victoria | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Residential Home Builder | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kalamazoo Facility | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LS Brinker | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ITC Operations-319 | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stearns Mfg | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UA Houston Club E12 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | O'Keefe Millwork | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4742 Lacey | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CMS Ca Manufacturing Solutions, LLC | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wendt Electrical Services, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C&C Sage, Inc. dba True Blue (San Antonio) | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Miro Mfg., Inc | 54 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.