Air system balancing and testing · Michigan
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI · ~33 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Air system balancing and testing workplace, earning a grade D.
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc.: 3.4 TCR = 123% of Air system balancing and testing BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. safety composite
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−1.0
2020→2024
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. injury rate improved
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.0 from 7.5 in 2020 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=7.5 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 123% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #83/153
- PHOTO McDowall Company
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: McDowall Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- McDowall Compa
McDowall Company
3.4 TCR
- A&R Mechanical
A&R Mechanical Contractors
3.4 TCR
- Cii Engineered
Cii Engineered Systems, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- Robies Refrige
Robies Refrigeration, Inc.
3.4 TCR
What this shows Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. averages 3.4 TCR (123% of the Air system balancing and testing BLS benchmark).
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. TCR series: 2020=7.5 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Air system balancing and testi establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #83 safest of 153 Air system balancing and testi employers in Michigan.
Gale Plumbing & Hydronics, Inc. has fewer employees than the Air system balancing and testing 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 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MI · Grand Rapids
5,793 Air system balancing and testing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, MI · 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 | McDowall Company | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A&R Mechanical Contractors | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cii Engineered Systems, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Robies Refrigeration, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PRH GROUP LLC | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Three Rivers Svc Ctr | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alpena Power Company | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Treatment City of Wyoming | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Central Texas Electric Co-op - 2 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NSE - Camden | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fs Wheaton St Fra | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Novant Health Hunter | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Millennium | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CBS - Bolingbrook | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stockton Rubber Company | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fenwick | 33 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.