Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation · Utah
Western Sheet Metal
Salt Lake City, UT · ~84 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Sheet Metal runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation workplace, earning a grade D.
Western Sheet Metal: 3.4 TCR = 121% of Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Sheet Metal safety composite
Western Sheet Metal scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−1.5
2019→2024
Western Sheet Metal injury rate improved
Western Sheet Metal's TCR fell 1.5 from 2.8 in 2019 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.8 · 2023=6.2 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Salt Lake City, UT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 121% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #28/58
- PHOTO Desert Plumbing, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Desert Plumbing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Sheet Metal in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Sheet Metal
3.4 TCR
- Desert Plumbin
Desert Plumbing, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- Standard Suppl
Standard Supply
3.4 TCR
- HVAC
HVAC
3.4 TCR
- American Air C
American Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Heating co
3.4 TCR
What this shows Western Sheet Metal averages 3.4 TCR (121% of the Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation BLS benchmark).
Western Sheet Metal TCR series: 2019=2.8 · 2023=6.2 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Western Sheet Metal falls in its industry
5,793 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Utah alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 58 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust employers in Utah.
Western Sheet Metal has more employees than the Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collectio 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 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · UT · Salt Lake City
5,793 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,861 rated employers in Utah with headcount on file · 998 employers in Salt Lake City, UT · 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 | Desert Plumbing, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Standard Supply | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HVAC | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Heating co | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mountain View Mushrooms | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tops Products | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Building 2C | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Intertape Polymer Group | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Delta Air Lines - SLC | 4,843 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PC - Primary Childrens Hospital | 3,254 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L3 Technologies, Inc. | 3,229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salt Lake City Terminal | 2,766 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Milcon Commercial Concrete | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PD-Denver | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Iffland Lumber | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LSG Sky Chefs | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pics Telecom International Corp. | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barclay Mechanical Services, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CLEAN Uniform Company Oklahoma | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | G.E. Marshall, Inc. | 84 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.