HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · Washington
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Vancouver, WA · ~61 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. runs at 215% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc.: 6.0 TCR = 215% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. safety composite
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
−2.7
2022→2024
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. injury rate improved
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.7 from 8.4 in 2022 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=8.4 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Vancouver, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.0 · 215% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #82/145
- PHOTO Houston One Hour Air…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Houston One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating (0.0 TCR gap)
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Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc.
6 TCR
- Houston One Ho
Houston One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating
6 TCR
- Metro Tech Ser
Metro Tech Service Corp
6 TCR
- Round Rock Est
Round Rock Establishment
6 TCR
- 4407_9502
4407_9502
6 TCR
What this shows Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. averages 6.0 TCR (215% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. TCR series: 2022=8.4 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #82 safest of 145 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in Washington.
Area Heating & Cooling, Inc. has more employees than the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-condi 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 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · WA · Vancouver
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 490 employers in Vancouver, WA · 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 | Houston One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metro Tech Service Corp | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Round Rock Establishment | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4407_9502 | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CSS Farms - Pasco | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AK Victory | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Adair Homes Corporate | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wolf Industries Inc | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hawthorn Senior Living | 3,847 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southwest Medical Center Main Campus | 3,464 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6994-PL600 | 1,970 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 600 | 1,922 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stanley Machining & Tool Corp. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cambridge-Lee Industries LLC Reading Facility | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Planes Moving & Storage of Dayton, LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tontarski Inc DBA Fabco | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hyatt Rosemont | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | P1 Logistics LLC | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clark Grave Vault Company | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc- LaPorte Terminal | 61 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.