Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · California
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning
San Diego, CA · ~33 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning: 3.9 TCR = 138% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning safety composite
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning: 3.3 → 11.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.0 TCR · DART/TCR 2.85× in 2024
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning's TCR rose 7.7 from 3.3 in 2017 to 11.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · San Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 138% of ind
- DART 11.0 DART
- RANK #295/594
- PHOTO Comfort Systems USA …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Comfort Systems USA Ohio Columbus (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning
3.9 TCR
- Comfort System
Comfort Systems USA Ohio Columbus
3.9 TCR
- 3285_7041
3285_7041
3.9 TCR
- 4915_11398
4915_11398
3.9 TCR
- Total Energy M
Total Energy Management, Inc.
3.9 TCR
What this shows Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning averages 3.9 TCR (138% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning TCR series: 2017=3.3 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=11 · BLS 2.8
Where Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #295 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning 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 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · San Diego
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, CA · 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 | Comfort Systems USA Ohio Columbus | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3285_7041 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4915_11398 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Total Energy Management, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tutti Frutti Farms | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EL CENTRO | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BULLSEYE FARMS 18 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | River Vista Farms LLC | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Delaware OH Truss | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Colorado jetCenter, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kansas City South | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S03891 - Fort Walton Beach Hauling | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pelham AL Yard | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bend OR Yard | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arlington WA Yard | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mercedes TX Truss | 33 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.