Mechanical contractors · Kansas
Design Mechanical
Kansas City, KS · ~219 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Design Mechanical runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Mechanical contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Design Mechanical: 3.5 TCR = 126% of Mechanical contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Design Mechanical safety composite
Design Mechanical scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.6
2016→2024
Design Mechanical injury rate improved
Design Mechanical's TCR fell 0.6 from 3.4 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.4 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Kansas City, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 126% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #34/53
- PHOTO LAAC1
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~219 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LAAC1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Design Mechanical in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Design Mechanical
3.5 TCR
- LAAC1
LAAC1
3.5 TCR
- Fabrication sh
Fabrication shop
3.5 TCR
- United Mechani
United Mechanical, LLC
3.5 TCR
- STCFField
STCFField
3.5 TCR
What this shows Design Mechanical averages 3.5 TCR (126% of the Mechanical contractors BLS benchmark).
Design Mechanical TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Design Mechanical falls in its industry
5,793 Mechanical contractors establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 53 Mechanical contractors employers in Kansas.
Design Mechanical has more employees than the Mechanical contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · KS · Kansas City
5,793 Mechanical contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 367 employers in Kansas City, KS · 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 | LAAC1 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fabrication shop | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Mechanical, LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STCFField | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Evaptech | 219 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2490 | 219 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Central Kansas Medical Center | 219 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brookdale Overland Park | 219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - MKC6 | 3,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MKC6 | 2,912 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fairfax Assembly and Stamping | 2,772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER | 1,091 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 10135 P Street | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | E & S Ring Management Corporate Office | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kosmo Machine Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10559 Newark | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 10683 Commack | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10062 Tenley Town | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10587 Spring Lake Wall | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR | 219 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.