Sheet metal duct work installation · New York
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY · ~30 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. runs at 194% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sheet metal duct work installation workplace, earning a grade D.
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc.: 5.4 TCR = 194% of Sheet metal duct work installation BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. safety composite
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−7.9
2017→2023
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. injury rate improved
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc.'s TCR fell 7.9 from 7.9 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.9 · 2018=8.3 · 2020=11.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Brooklyn, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 194% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #206/297
- PHOTO Advanced Hood Systems
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Advanced Hood Systems (0.0 TCR gap)
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Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Advanced Hood
Advanced Hood Systems
5.4 TCR
- Cameron B. Fre
Cameron B. Freeman Inc (dba) Technical Hot & Cold
5.4 TCR
- Clarke & Rush
Clarke & Rush Mechanical, Inc
5.4 TCR
- L.A. Lacy, LLC
L.A. Lacy, LLC
5.4 TCR
What this shows Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. averages 5.4 TCR (194% of the Sheet metal duct work installation BLS benchmark).
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. TCR series: 2017=7.9 · 2018=8.3 · 2020=11.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Sheet metal duct work installa establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #206 safest of 297 Sheet metal duct work installa employers in New York.
Karo Sheet Metal, Inc. has fewer employees than the Sheet metal duct work installation 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · NY · Brooklyn
5,793 Sheet metal duct work installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 941 employers in Brooklyn, NY · 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 | Advanced Hood Systems | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cameron B. Freeman Inc (dba) Technical Hot & Cold | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clarke & Rush Mechanical, Inc | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L.A. Lacy, LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hemdale Farms Inc | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | My Forest Foods | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Part 2 | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W.W. Patterson, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EDI - Brooklyn 946 | 9,270 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | S & A Unified Home Care, Inc. | 7,782 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maimonides Medical Center | 6,641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn | 5,690 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Concrete LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MacDonald Training Center, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KJ's Market #618 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Contractors Electrical Distributors (PC7250) | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cleveland Vibrator Company | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Indiana Manufacturing | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Straight Arrow Products, Inc. - Highland | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Land of Lincoln Goodwill Champaign Store | 30 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.