Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Wisconsin
Automated Comfort Controls Inc
Appleton, WI · ~22 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Automated Comfort Controls Inc runs at 632% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Automated Comfort Controls Inc: 17.7 TCR = 632% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Automated Comfort Controls Inc safety composite
Automated Comfort Controls Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Automated Comfort Controls Inc: 3.9 → 31.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 31.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Automated Comfort Controls Inc's TCR rose 27.6 from 3.9 in 2018 to 31.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Appleton, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.7 · 632% of ind
- DART 13.5 DART
- RANK #152/154
- PHOTO Grand Lake Plumbing Co
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Grand Lake Plumbing Co (0.0 TCR gap)
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Automated Comfort Controls Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Bell Plumbing
Bell Plumbing and Heating Company
17.8 TCR
- This site
Automated Comfort Controls Inc
17.7 TCR
- Grand Lake Plu
Grand Lake Plumbing Co
17.7 TCR
- Vincent's Heat
Vincent's Heating and Plumbing Inc
17.7 TCR
- American Plumb
American Plumbing Company, Inc.
17.7 TCR
What this shows Automated Comfort Controls Inc averages 17.7 TCR (632% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Automated Comfort Controls Inc TCR series: 2018=3.9 · 2024=31.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Automated Comfort Controls Inc falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #152 safest of 154 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Wisconsin.
Automated Comfort Controls Inc has fewer employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin 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 | 31.5 | 13.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · WI · Appleton
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 356 employers in Appleton, WI · 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 | Grand Lake Plumbing Co | 17.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vincent's Heating and Plumbing Inc | 17.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Plumbing Company, Inc. | 17.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bell Plumbing and Heating Company | 17.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | URUS Production Shawano Stony Hill | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Weston | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jackson Electric Cooperative | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Menomonie Service Center | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center Appleton | 1,649 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton | 1,563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Operations | 1,321 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fox Valley Technical College (WI) | 1,279 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Vincent's Heating and Plumbing Inc | 17.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kingsland Hills Care Center | 17.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 252525-Det-Seven Oaks Sta | 17.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 161586-Chi-Roseland Sta | 17.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cascade Helicopter Services | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brown Transportation | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Tallgrass | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saver Group,Inc dba Lancaster Save-A-Lot | 22 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.