Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · California
C & L Refrigeration Corp
Fullerton, CA · ~155 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
C & L Refrigeration Corp runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
C & L Refrigeration Corp: 3.6 TCR = 129% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
C & L Refrigeration Corp safety composite
C & L Refrigeration Corp scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
C & L Refrigeration Corp: 2.9 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2024
C & L Refrigeration Corp's TCR rose 2.0 from 2.9 in 2017 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Fullerton, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 129% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #283/594
- PHOTO Impact Fire - Hudson…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~155 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Impact Fire - Hudson, NH (0.0 TCR gap)
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C & L Refrigeration Corp in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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C & L Refrigeration Corp
3.6 TCR
- Impact Fire -
Impact Fire - Hudson, NH
3.6 TCR
- ACS, Inc.
ACS, Inc.
3.6 TCR
- Miller Bonded
Miller Bonded Inc
3.6 TCR
- CMSNextech
CMSNextech
3.6 TCR
What this shows C & L Refrigeration Corp averages 3.6 TCR (129% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
C & L Refrigeration Corp TCR series: 2017=2.9 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=2 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 2.8
Where C & L Refrigeration Corp falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 47% 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 #283 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.
C & L Refrigeration Corp has more 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 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Fullerton
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 · 167 employers in Fullerton, 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 | Impact Fire - Hudson, NH | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ACS, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miller Bonded Inc | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CMSNextech | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | T&A - Oxnard - Harvest | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Treehouse California Almonds | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARTURO GODINEZ | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BEACH CITIES CONSTRUCT/FLD SRVS - 1 | 155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA692 ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER HR | 2,718 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SASCO | 705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Fullerton | 692 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fullerton / Orange | 636 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Harr Toyota | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Twin MRO | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Moynihan Lumber of Plaistow LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Model Pattern Company dba MP Components | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | US Engineering Metalworks | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mission Cancer + Blood - IMMC | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Seattle | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moundridge Manor | 155 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.