Building framing (except structural steel) · Maryland
Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD
Columbia, MD · ~88 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Building framing (except structural steel) workplace, earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 2.8
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 4 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 2.8 industry benchmark.
Where Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD falls in its industry
413 Building framing (except struc establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 8 Building framing (except struc employers in Maryland.
Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD has an average TCR of 2.2, which is 79% of the industry average (2.8) for Building framing (except structural steel). This is better than average.
The letter grade is a transparent derived index PlainSafetyScore computes from public OSHA ITA and BLS benchmark data, not an official OSHA rating or safety certification. Full formula and thresholds: Methodology.
Trend analysis for Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD
Between 2017 and 2020, Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD's Total Case Rate improved from 3.1 to 1.2 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 61% decrease across 3 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2020, at a TCR of 1.2, while 2018 saw the highest rate, at 3.2, a spread of 2.0 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 4 reporting years, Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD recorded 7 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 4-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 238130 - Building framing (except structural steel).
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2020)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 331,390 hours worked = 0.60 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD (this establishment) | 2.21 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 4-year avg |
| Carpentry, framing industry avg | 2.80 | BLS IIF, NAICS 238130 |
| Maryland state avg (all industries) | 4.70 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2020: 3 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Building framing (except structural steel) peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 79% of the Building framing (except structural steel) benchmark, Component Assembly Systems Columbia MD reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Building framing (except structural steel) sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.