Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Texas
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC
Houston, TX · ~51 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC runs at 290% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC: 8.1 TCR = 290% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC safety composite
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.38 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
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC: 3.9 → 9.2 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 11.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.91× in 2024
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC's TCR rose 5.3 from 3.9 in 2016 to 9.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 290% of ind
- DART 7.4 DART
- RANK #367/408
- PHOTO John Moore LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: John Moore LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC
8.1 TCR
- John Moore LLC
John Moore LLC
8.1 TCR
- Engineer Mecha
Engineer Mechanical Contractor, Inc
8.1 TCR
- Carolina Custo
Carolina Custom Air LLC
8.1 TCR
- AAA Mechanical
AAA Mechanical Contractors Inc
8.1 TCR
What this shows Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC averages 8.1 TCR (290% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC TCR series: 2016=3.9 · 2017=7.9 · 2018=10.8 · 2019=10.9 · 2020=11.7 · 2022=8.9 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=9.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #367 safest of 408 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Texas.
Bates Air Conditioning & Svc Co LLC 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 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · TX · Houston
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | John Moore LLC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Engineer Mechanical Contractor, Inc | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carolina Custom Air LLC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AAA Mechanical Contractors Inc | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Moore County Gin | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Goldsmith | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Titan Directional Drilling | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coastal Flow Liquid Measurement, Inc. | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Engineeried Substrates | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Junto | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - HNY1 | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairhaven | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lawyer Excavation, Inc. | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hygieia Biological Laboratories | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elroy Health Services | 51 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.