Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation · Connecticut
LK Sheet Metal
East Hartford, CT · ~42 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LK Sheet Metal runs at 143% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation workplace, earning a grade D.
LK Sheet Metal: 4.0 TCR = 143% of Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LK Sheet Metal safety composite
LK Sheet Metal scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.06 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%).
Rising injury rate
LK Sheet Metal: 0.0 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 8.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.27× in 2024
LK Sheet Metal's TCR rose 5.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · East Hartford, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 143% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #28/54
- PHOTO Main Office
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Main Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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LK Sheet Metal in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
LK Sheet Metal
4 TCR
- Main Office
Main Office
4 TCR
- RRSC Philadelp
RRSC Philadelphia
4 TCR
- The Comfort Gr
The Comfort Group of Alabama
4 TCR
- Nagel-Lavin, I
Nagel-Lavin, Inc.
4 TCR
What this shows LK Sheet Metal averages 4.0 TCR (143% of the Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation BLS benchmark).
LK Sheet Metal TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=6.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 2.8
Where LK Sheet Metal falls in its industry
5,793 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 54 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust employers in Connecticut.
LK Sheet Metal has fewer employees than the Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collectio 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 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CT · East Hartford
5,793 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 119 employers in East Hartford, CT · 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 | Main Office | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RRSC Philadelphia | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Comfort Group of Alabama | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nagel-Lavin, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kronenberger & Sons Restoration, LLC | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VMS Construction Company | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ROTHA Contracting Company, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pratt & Whitney East Hartford | 9,837 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cyient, Inc. | 1,228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cyient, Inc (US combined) | 1,074 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DDS North Region | 755 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Grovtec US, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ability Tri-Modal - Carson Street | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gold's Gym DC Metro Fairfax Station | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vermeer MV Solutions | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | USA - Miami, Medley | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schiavone Construction T100.582 | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Logistics Inc. , Taylor | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nottoway Work Center | 42 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.