Plumbers · Maryland
Schaefer Mechanical Services
Westminster, MD · ~28 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Schaefer Mechanical Services runs at 200% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbers workplace, earning a grade D.
Schaefer Mechanical Services: 5.6 TCR = 200% of Plumbers BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Schaefer Mechanical Services safety composite
Schaefer Mechanical Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
−1.9
2021→2024
Schaefer Mechanical Services injury rate improved
Schaefer Mechanical Services's TCR fell 1.9 from 6.5 in 2021 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=6.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Westminster, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 200% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #92/121
- PHOTO E. Smith Heating & A…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: E. Smith Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Schaefer Mechanical Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Schaefer Mechanical Services
5.6 TCR
- E. Smith Heati
E. Smith Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
5.6 TCR
- Bell & Blaire
Bell & Blaire LLC
5.6 TCR
- Engineered Con
Engineered Construction Services, Inc.
5.6 TCR
- Temp-Con
Temp-Con
5.6 TCR
What this shows Schaefer Mechanical Services averages 5.6 TCR (200% of the Plumbers BLS benchmark).
Schaefer Mechanical Services TCR series: 2021=6.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Schaefer Mechanical Services falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbers establishmentsSafer than 30% 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 #92 safest of 121 Plumbers employers in Maryland.
Schaefer Mechanical Services has fewer employees than the Plumbers 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 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MD · Westminster
5,793 Plumbers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 86 employers in Westminster, 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 | E. Smith Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bell & Blaire LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Engineered Construction Services, Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Temp-Con | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spring and Associates Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Perryman | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ridgely | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | K. Hovnanian East Group, LLC | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carroll Hospital Center | 2,001 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carroll Hospital | 1,697 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carroll Community College | 702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carroll Lutheran Village | 425 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Farm & Home Supply Havana | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6291 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Entrusted Hearts by Baptist Village - OKC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seagrave Fire Apparatus | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales - Reedsville | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | URS Selkirk | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Food Bank of the Rockies - Western Slope | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bainbridge Construction LLC | 28 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.