Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation · Michigan

National Specialty Contractors, LLC

Ypsilanti, MI · ~55 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
2.4
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

National Specialty Contractors, LLC runs at 86% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation workplace, earning a grade C.

National Specialty Contractors, LLC: 2.4 TCR = 86% of Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

National Specialty Contractors, LLC safety composite

National Specialty Contractors, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).

C

56/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.58 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% 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

−4.5

2018→2024

National Specialty Contractors, LLC injury rate improved

National Specialty Contractors, LLC's TCR fell 4.5 from 6.0 in 2018 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=6.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=1.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238310 · Ypsilanti, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.4 · 86% of ind

  • DART 1.6 DART
  • RANK #12/26
  • PHOTO Superior Drywall Inc.
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~55 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Superior Drywall Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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National Specialty Contractors, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows National Specialty Contractors, LLC averages 2.4 TCR (86% of the Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

National Specialty Contractors, LLC TCR series: 2018=6 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 2.8

Where National Specialty Contractors, LLC falls in its industry

1,613 Acoustical ceiling tile and pa establishments

Safer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 26 Acoustical ceiling tile and pa employers in Michigan.

National Specialty Contractors, LLC (55 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 3.4 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate National Specialty Contractors, LLC
National Specialty Contractors, LLC (55 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 3.4

National Specialty Contractors, LLC has fewer employees than the Acoustical ceiling tile and panel instal median and a lower 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 1.6 1.6 1 0 0
2023 2.7 1.3 2 0 0
2020 1.8 1.8 1 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 6.0 3.0 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238310 · MI · Ypsilanti

1,613 Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 128 employers in Ypsilanti, 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 Superior Drywall Inc. 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR PCI Columbus Interior (582) 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Thorne Associates, Inc 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Washington Office 2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE 6375_14893 55 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ludington Pump Storage 55 FTE
STATE-SIZE Buchanan Office Nuclear 55 FTE
STATE-SIZE Three Mile Road Service Center 55 FTE
CITY-NEAR Eastern Michigan University 3,706 FTE
CITY-NEAR RAWSONVILLE 679 FTE
CITY-NEAR Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility 516 FTE
CITY-NEAR Eby-Brown Detroit 374 FTE
NAT-TCR IG Burton of Smyrna 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR BLD Services 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Clairon Metals Corporation 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Golden Triangle Energy 2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Blair Logistics Birmingham, AL 55 FTE
NAT-SIZE Misa Metal Processing Portland, Tennessee 55 FTE
NAT-SIZE 1011 - La Crosse 55 FTE
NAT-SIZE KS Salina 55 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.