Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation · South Dakota
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc.
Rapid City, SD · ~22 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. runs at 241% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation workplace, earning a grade F.
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc.: 6.7 TCR = 241% of Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. safety composite
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
−7.4
2016→2024
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. injury rate improved
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 7.4 from 7.4 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 23.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.4 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=14.9 · 2019=23.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238310 · Rapid City, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 241% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/8
- PHOTO 177
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 177 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 177
177
6.8 TCR
- This site
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc.
6.7 TCR
- Roadrunner Dry
Roadrunner Drywall Corp
6.7 TCR
- Henges Insulat
Henges Insulation and Fireplaces
6.7 TCR
- 371
371
6.7 TCR
What this shows Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. averages 6.7 TCR (241% of the Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation BLS benchmark).
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=7.4 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=14.9 · 2019=23.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=5 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. falls in its industry
1,613 Acoustical ceiling tile and pa establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 8 Acoustical ceiling tile and pa employers in South Dakota.
Horst Acoustical Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Acoustical ceiling tile and panel instal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23.7 | 5.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238310 · SD · Rapid City
1,613 Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 219 employers in Rapid City, SD · 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 | 177 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Roadrunner Drywall Corp | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Henges Insulation and Fireplaces | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 371 | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jackrabbit Family Farms, LLC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Engineering Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iron Horse Excavating, Inc | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rapid City Office | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rapid City Hospital | 2,320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hills Works | 683 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hills Corp. Headquarters (SD006) | 590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1604 | 513 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Club at Briarcliff Manor | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edco, Inc. Edco Metal Fabricators | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | True Value Company RDC - Wilkes-Barre | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Conservation | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate, LLC | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkview Dairy | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tony Domingos Farming, Inc | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Enterprise Builders | 22 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.