Plumbing and heating contractors · Maryland
GAC Services
Gaithersburg, MD · ~132 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GAC Services runs at 446% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
GAC Services: 12.5 TCR = 446% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
GAC Services safety composite
GAC Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.3
2022→2023
GAC Services injury rate improved
GAC Services's TCR fell 3.3 from 14.2 in 2022 to 10.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=14.2 · 2023=10.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Gaithersburg, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 446% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #118/121
- PHOTO Design Heating and A…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~132 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Design Heating and Air Conditioning (0.0 TCR gap)
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GAC Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
GAC Services
12.5 TCR
- Design Heating
Design Heating and Air Conditioning
12.5 TCR
- Kennco Plumbin
Kennco Plumbing, Inc.
12.5 TCR
- JM Mechanical
JM Mechanical
12.5 TCR
- True Air Mecha
True Air Mechanical
12.5 TCR
What this shows GAC Services averages 12.5 TCR (446% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
GAC Services TCR series: 2022=14.2 · 2023=10.8 · BLS 2.8
Where GAC Services falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #118 safest of 121 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Maryland.
GAC Services has more employees than the Plumbing and heating 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.2 | 6.7 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MD · Gaithersburg
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 202 employers in Gaithersburg, MD · 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 | Design Heating and Air Conditioning | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kennco Plumbing, Inc. | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JM Mechanical | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | True Air Mechanical | 12.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Coakley Williams - Head Office | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | East Regional Rebar, Inc | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Otis Elevator Company-DC NE | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Packaging Services of Maryland | 132 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus | 4,117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG HUB | 794 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventist Healthcare Support Center to SGMC | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG-PACKAGE CENTER | 759 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TAFCO 22b35 | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Retirement Services | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DynaChem Inc | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bishop Place | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Market Basket #15 | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Francisco Proper | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thomas Precision Inc | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kennedy High School | 132 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.