Academies, college or university · Michigan
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Kalamazoo, MI · ~765 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine runs at 396% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade F.
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine: 5.5 TCR = 396% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine safety composite
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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)
- F 5.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine held a steady TCR band
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine's TCR held near 0.1 from 5.5 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.5 · 2018=5.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 5.5 · 396% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/7
- PHOTO Minnesota State Univ…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~765 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Minnesota State University, Mankato (0.2 TCR gap)
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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lyon College
Lyon College
6 TCR
- William Woods
William Woods University
6 TCR
- Minnesota Stat
Minnesota State University, Mankato
5.8 TCR
- This site
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
5.5 TCR
- Wyoming State
Wyoming State Veterinary Lab
5.3 TCR
What this shows Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine averages 5.5 TCR (396% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine TCR series: 2016=5.5 · 2018=5.6 · BLS 1.4
Where Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 7 Academies, college or universi employers in Michigan.
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine has more employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 35 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · MI · Kalamazoo
347 Academies, college or university 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 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wyoming State Veterinary Lab | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lyon College | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | William Woods University | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Southview | 764 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stryker Corporation Shared Services | 768 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DETROIT NDC_1360762 | 761 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hollingsworth Corporate Office: Warren Ave. | 761 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 | Holiday Inn Express & Suites Downtown | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NY-Conn | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Geeleher Enterprises, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wausau- 09 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NM-Albuquerque Menaul Call Center | 765 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nucor Steel-Indiana | 765 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SRK Tennessee | 765 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GUNDERSON | 765 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.