Plumbing and heating contractors · Michigan
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC.
Traverse City, MI · ~108 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC. runs at 409% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC.: 11.4 TCR = 409% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC. safety composite
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC.: 8.8 → 11.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 14.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.17× in 2023
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC.'s TCR rose 2.8 from 8.8 in 2019 to 11.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Traverse City, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 11.4 · 409% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #140/153
- PHOTO Sturm Heating & Air …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~108 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sturm Heating & Air Conditioning (0.0 TCR gap)
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GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC.
11.4 TCR
- Sturm Heating
Sturm Heating & Air Conditioning
11.4 TCR
- Louisville
Louisville
11.4 TCR
- Pacific Rim Pl
Pacific Rim Plumbing
11.4 TCR
- Pumpman - SoCa
Pumpman - SoCal
11.4 TCR
What this shows GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC. averages 11.4 TCR (409% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC. TCR series: 2019=8.8 · 2022=14.1 · 2023=11.5 · BLS 2.8
Where GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC. falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 7% 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 #140 safest of 153 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Michigan.
GREAT LAKES MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, INC. dba D&W MECHANICAL, INC. 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 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MI · Traverse City
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 197 employers in Traverse City, 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 | Sturm Heating & Air Conditioning | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Louisville | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Rim Plumbing | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pumpman - SoCal | 11.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Groveland SC | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vredevoogd Heating & Cooling LLC | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eagle Excavation | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | White Pigeon Division | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Munson Medical Center | 3,845 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Munson Healthcare | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern Michigan College | 705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern Michigan College - 28999 | 569 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Coney Island Site 1824 Houses (Oceangate) | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Interstate Group L.L.C. Conway Plant | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Toby Wells Family YMCA | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10375 Fremont (WO) | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Advance Services, Inc. RC | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Techmer PM CA | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | US Environmental Inc | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ellen Lighting & Hardware | 108 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.