Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · New Hampshire
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc
Manchester, NH · ~26 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc runs at 467% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc: 15.4 TCR = 467% of Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc safety composite
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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 Sheet Metal, Inc: 20.0 → 24.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 24.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc's TCR rose 4.3 from 20.0 in 2017 to 24.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Manchester, NH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.4 · 467% of ind
- DART 8.1 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO Acosta Sheet Metal M…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Empire Sheet Metal, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Qualex SOM Biu
Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt
15.8 TCR
- This site
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc
15.4 TCR
- Acosta Sheet M
Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing, Inc.
15.4 TCR
- Elk River CDI
Elk River CDI Custom Curb Adapters
15 TCR
- Pottorff Calif
Pottorff California
15 TCR
What this shows Empire Sheet Metal, Inc averages 15.4 TCR (467% of the Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc TCR series: 2017=20 · 2018=15.2 · 2019=10.4 · 2020=10.5 · 2021=20.7 · 2022=14.9 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=24.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Empire Sheet Metal, Inc falls in its industry
1,158 Coal chutes, sheet metal (exce establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to New Hampshire alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Coal chutes, sheet metal (exce employers in New Hampshire.
Empire Sheet Metal, Inc has fewer employees than the Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.9 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20.7 | 13.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · NH · Manchester
1,158 Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,718 rated employers in New Hampshire with headcount on file · 253 employers in Manchester, NH · 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 | Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing, Inc. | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elk River CDI Custom Curb Adapters | 15.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Qualex SOM Biulding at Linkbelt | 15.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pottorff California | 15.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Treatment Plant | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tilson Technology Management, Inc., Bow, NH | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A.B. Excavating Inc. | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Park Construction Corp | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Point32Health Manchester | 4,440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elliot Hospital | 2,745 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catholic Medical Center | 2,086 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 15966 | 1,154 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Reserve at Mills Farm | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 118 Highlands Ranch | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lake Ridge Care Center | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Winnebago Foundry Inc | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Corcoran City Hall | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Master Grind EDM II | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pisgah Labs, Inc | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wes Olson Trucking Inc | 26 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.