Plumbing and heating contractors · Washington
Cardinal Heating & Air
Kirkland, WA · ~64 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cardinal Heating & Air runs at 449% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Cardinal Heating & Air: 12.6 TCR = 449% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cardinal Heating & Air safety composite
Cardinal Heating & Air scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
−4.5
2020→2024
Cardinal Heating & Air injury rate improved
Cardinal Heating & Air's TCR fell 4.5 from 20.7 in 2020 to 16.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 20.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=20.7 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=16.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Kirkland, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.6 · 449% of ind
- DART 11.8 DART
- RANK #131/145
- PHOTO Braden Plumbing Inc
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Braden Plumbing Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Washington employers → · Look up another →
Cardinal Heating & Air in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cardinal Heating & Air
12.6 TCR
- Braden Plumbin
Braden Plumbing Inc
12.6 TCR
- Swan Heating a
Swan Heating and Air - LOVELAND
12.6 TCR
- Howard Air
Howard Air
12.6 TCR
- JM Mechanical
JM Mechanical
12.5 TCR
What this shows Cardinal Heating & Air averages 12.6 TCR (449% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
Cardinal Heating & Air TCR series: 2020=20.7 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=16.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Cardinal Heating & Air falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #131 safest of 145 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Washington.
Cardinal Heating & Air has more employees than the Plumbing and heating contractors 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 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20.7 | 9.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · WA · Kirkland
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 110 employers in Kirkland, WA · 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 | Braden Plumbing Inc | 12.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Swan Heating and Air - LOVELAND | 12.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howard Air | 12.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JM Mechanical | 12.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | El Oro Cattle Feeders LLC | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sagebrush Ranches LLC | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bell Substation | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kennewick General Office | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Evergreen Hospital Medical Center | 4,778 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EvergreenHealth | 4,731 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Kirkland | 778 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kenworth Truck Company - Yarrow Bay | 766 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pallet Resource, LLC | 12.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1468 - Dothan | 12.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0793 - Cuyahoga Falls | 12.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Redlands | 12.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SP McCarl & Company | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Christian County Enterprises, Inc | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alamo Auto Supply Trowbridge | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CALF (Conversion and Labelling Facility) | 64 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.