Air system balancing and testing · Maryland
Metro Test & Balance, Inc.
Upper Marlboro, MD · ~163 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metro Test & Balance, Inc. runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Air system balancing and testing workplace, earning a grade D.
Metro Test & Balance, Inc.: 4.0 TCR = 142% of Air system balancing and testing BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metro Test & Balance, Inc. safety composite
Metro Test & Balance, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
Metro Test & Balance, Inc.: 3.3 → 4.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.74× in 2023
Metro Test & Balance, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.5 from 3.3 in 2022 to 4.7 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Upper Marlboro, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 142% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #78/121
- PHOTO Blanski Energy Manag…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~163 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Blanski Energy Management, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metro Test & Balance, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Metro Test & Balance, Inc.
4 TCR
- Blanski Energy
Blanski Energy Management, Inc.
4 TCR
- JB Mechanical
JB Mechanical
4 TCR
- NOVA Fire Prot
NOVA Fire Protection, Inc.
4 TCR
- Viking Automat
Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company
4 TCR
What this shows Metro Test & Balance, Inc. averages 4.0 TCR (142% of the Air system balancing and testing BLS benchmark).
Metro Test & Balance, Inc. TCR series: 2022=3.3 · 2023=4.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Metro Test & Balance, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Air system balancing and testi establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #78 safest of 121 Air system balancing and testi employers in Maryland.
Metro Test & Balance, Inc. has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MD · Upper Marlboro
5,793 Air system balancing and testing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 98 employers in Upper Marlboro, MD · 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 | Blanski Energy Management, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JB Mechanical | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NOVA Fire Protection, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Manuel Luis Construction Company, Inc./M Luis Products, LLC | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TransCore - T0322 - White Marsh | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silver Spring | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MANHEIM BALTIMORE WASHINGTON | 163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Washington DC | 1,045 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3888 - East Coast Return Center | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3881 - Upper Marlboro FDC | 431 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thos. Somerville Co. | 368 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chicago Plant | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southwestern University | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gerdau - Monroe Mill | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Residence Inn Ft Myers FL | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JTM Construction | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | STA - Paterson/Fairlawn | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverside Healthcare Center | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles | 163 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.