Sheet metal duct work installation · New York
Empire Air Specialties
Albany, NY · ~25 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Empire Air Specialties runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sheet metal duct work installation workplace, earning a grade D.
Empire Air Specialties: 5.2 TCR = 187% of Sheet metal duct work installation BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Empire Air Specialties safety composite
Empire Air Specialties scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Empire Air Specialties: 0.0 → 10.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 13.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.97× in 2024
Empire Air Specialties's TCR rose 10.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 10.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Albany, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 187% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #202/297
- PHOTO C.L. Linfoot Comapny
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: C.L. Linfoot Comapny (0.0 TCR gap)
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Empire Air Specialties in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Empire Air Specialties
5.2 TCR
- C.L. Linfoot C
C.L. Linfoot Comapny
5.2 TCR
- Three Alarm Fi
Three Alarm Fire Protection, Inc.
5.2 TCR
- TapaniPlumbing
TapaniPlumbing Inc.
5.2 TCR
- PGA, Inc
PGA, Inc
5.2 TCR
What this shows Empire Air Specialties averages 5.2 TCR (187% of the Sheet metal duct work installation BLS benchmark).
Empire Air Specialties TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2019=13.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=10.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Empire Air Specialties falls in its industry
5,793 Sheet metal duct work installa establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #202 safest of 297 Sheet metal duct work installa employers in New York.
Empire Air Specialties has fewer employees than the Sheet metal duct work installation 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 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · NY · Albany
5,793 Sheet metal duct work installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 391 employers in Albany, NY · 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 | C.L. Linfoot Comapny | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Three Alarm Fire Protection, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TapaniPlumbing Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PGA, Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Atlantic Nurseries, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 242 Madava New York | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenwood dairy Farm LLC | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scipio Springs Dairy | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Albany Medical Center Hospital | 6,133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Peter's Health Partners/ St. Peter's Hospital | 4,386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Peter's Hospital- Albany | 3,868 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Peter's Hospital-Albany-SPHP-NY | 3,549 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | River Parish Disposal | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Heirloom Market 106552 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Martin'S Food Markets 6297 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Landover 0234 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wylde Ibis, LLC dba Artcraft Sign Company | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hotel Z | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McKeever, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eagle Ridge Senior Living and Memory Care | 25 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.