Plumbing and heating contractors · Maryland
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc
Beltsville, MD · ~91 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc runs at 256% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc: 7.2 TCR = 256% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc safety composite
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc: 5.1 → 9.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 10.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2024
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc's TCR rose 4.5 from 5.1 in 2018 to 9.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Beltsville, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 256% of ind
- DART 7.4 DART
- RANK #104/121
- PHOTO Comfort Air of Grand…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~91 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Comfort Air of Grand Junction LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Superior Mechanical Services, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc
7.2 TCR
- Comfort Air of
Comfort Air of Grand Junction LLC
7.2 TCR
- Pipe Wrench LL
Pipe Wrench LLC
7.2 TCR
- Legacy Air, In
Legacy Air, Inc. Phoenix
7.2 TCR
- Armstrong Comf
Armstrong Comfort Solutions - Butler
7.2 TCR
What this shows Superior Mechanical Services, Inc averages 7.2 TCR (256% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc TCR series: 2018=5.1 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=7 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=9.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Superior Mechanical Services, Inc falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 20% 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 #104 safest of 121 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Maryland.
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc has more employees than the Plumbing and heating contractors 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 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MD · Beltsville
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 97 employers in Beltsville, 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 | Comfort Air of Grand Junction LLC | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pipe Wrench LLC | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Legacy Air, Inc. Phoenix | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Armstrong Comfort Solutions - Butler | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Standard Solar, Inc. | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harbor Roofing and Contracting, Inc. 2020 | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Linthicum, 805 Pinnacle Drive | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WASHINGTON DC | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaiser | 1,670 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | W.E.Bowers | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Manganaro Mid-Atlantic | 920 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Beltsville Agricultural Research Center | 609 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sanger Winery | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plaza 1 | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Calumet City - Public Works | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAN039 | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clima-Tech LLC | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Horne Motors of Gilbert DBA Horne Kia | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ocean Harvesters, Moss Point, MS Facility | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beaverton | 91 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.