Ducts, sheet metal, manufacturing · Virginia
Buffalo Air Handling
Amherst, VA · ~110 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buffalo Air Handling runs at 95% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Ducts, sheet metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Buffalo Air Handling: 3.1 TCR = 95% of Ducts, sheet metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buffalo Air Handling safety composite
Buffalo Air Handling scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−2.3
2016→2024
Buffalo Air Handling injury rate improved
Buffalo Air Handling's TCR fell 2.3 from 5.3 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 709.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.3 · 2017=709.2 · 2018=6.2 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Amherst, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 95% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #4/11
- PHOTO Restore Addiction Re…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~110 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Restore Addiction Recovery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buffalo Air Handling in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buffalo Air Handling
3.1 TCR
- Restore Addict
Restore Addiction Recovery
3.1 TCR
- Nailor Industr
Nailor Industries of Texas - Rankin
3.1 TCR
- Price Industri
Price Industries
3.1 TCR
- Main Plant
Main Plant
3.1 TCR
What this shows Buffalo Air Handling averages 3.1 TCR (95% of the Ducts, sheet metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Buffalo Air Handling TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=709.2 · 2018=6.2 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where Buffalo Air Handling falls in its industry
1,158 Ducts, sheet metal, manufactur establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 11 Ducts, sheet metal, manufactur employers in Virginia.
Buffalo Air Handling has more employees than the Ducts, sheet metal, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 709.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · VA · Amherst
1,158 Ducts, sheet metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 12 employers in Amherst, VA · 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 | Restore Addiction Recovery | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nailor Industries of Texas - Rankin | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Price Industries | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main Plant | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MAGNOLIA (RICH SOC) | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHUCKATUCK | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FCPS - Design and Construction | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lanford Brothers Company Inc. | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMHERST COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 843 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Glad Mfg | 363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amherst | 280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amherst SNF Operation LLC | 191 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brandon | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sedalia Service Center | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bowerston OH | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | M-6 Contracting Company, Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mala Strana Rehabilitation Center | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walker Zanger, Inc. | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nyhud - Hudson | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KO Management LLC | 110 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.