Mechanical contractors · Florida
West Palm Beach
Lake Park Fl,, FL · ~42 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Palm Beach runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Mechanical contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
West Palm Beach: 4.3 TCR = 154% of Mechanical contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Palm Beach safety composite
West Palm Beach scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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 4.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
West Palm Beach: 2.2 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2024
West Palm Beach's TCR rose 4.2 from 2.2 in 2023 to 6.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Lake Park Fl,, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 154% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #225/425
- PHOTO PETERSON SHEET METAL…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PETERSON SHEET METAL INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Palm Beach in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Palm Beach
4.3 TCR
- PETERSON SHEET
PETERSON SHEET METAL INC
4.3 TCR
- Excel Mechanic
Excel Mechanical, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- American Combu
American Combustion Industries
4.3 TCR
- Morelli Heatin
Morelli Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
4.3 TCR
What this shows West Palm Beach averages 4.3 TCR (154% of the Mechanical contractors BLS benchmark).
West Palm Beach TCR series: 2023=2.2 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 2.8
Where West Palm Beach falls in its industry
5,793 Mechanical contractors establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #225 safest of 425 Mechanical contractors employers in Florida.
West Palm Beach has fewer employees than the Mechanical 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 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · FL · Lake Park Fl,
5,793 Mechanical contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 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 | PETERSON SHEET METAL INC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Excel Mechanical, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Combustion Industries | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morelli Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Milton District Office | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crestview Local Office | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rangeline Service Center | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jacobs - Live Oak - OMI | 42 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Scotch Plywood Company Fulton Division | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Buona Terra Farming | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Cottage Grove | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rainbow Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alta Advanced Technologies, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rice Pool | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | International Masonry , Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BGI Interiors | 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.