Bakery machinery and equipment manufacturing · Michigan
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company
Walker, MI · ~78 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bakery machinery and equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company: 2.1 TCR = 63% of Bakery machinery and equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company safety composite
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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%).
Rising injury rate
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company: 2.1 → 2.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 4.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company's TCR rose 0.8 from 2.1 in 2018 to 2.9 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).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333241 · Walker, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 63% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P71
- PHOTO The Fred D. Pfening …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Fred D. Pfening Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company
2.1 TCR
- BE&SCO
BE&SCO
2.1 TCR
- The J E Grote
The J E Grote Company, Inc.
2.1 TCR
- The Fred D. Pf
The Fred D. Pfening Company
2 TCR
- OLM Food Syste
OLM Food Systems Sioux Falls - 4040
2 TCR
What this shows WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company averages 2.1 TCR (63% of the Bakery machinery and equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company TCR series: 2018=2.1 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company falls in its industry
215 Bakery machinery and equipment establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
WK-Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company has fewer employees than the Bakery machinery and equipment manufactu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333241 · MI · Walker
215 Bakery machinery and equipment 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 | The Fred D. Pfening Company | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BE&SCO | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OLM Food Systems Sioux Falls - 4040 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The J E Grote Company, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Henry Mast Greenhouses Inc. | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Joseph Office and Service Center | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Signal Restoration USA | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | National Enclosure Company, LLC | 78 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 | West Contract Manufacturing Grand Rapids | 465 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | P&S Cochran Printers Inc./ PIP Marketing Signs Print | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ferno-Washington Inc | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Casa Mechanical Services - New Braunfels | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bacardi Jacksonville Distribution Center - 02 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | WEMA Logistics LLC. | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Windsor of Gainesville | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shawn's Lawns Inc. | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HGI Corporate | 78 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.