Sheet metal duct work installation · Ohio

Castle Heating & Air, Inc.

Solon, OH · ~44 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.4
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Castle Heating & Air, Inc. runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Sheet metal duct work installation workplace, earning a grade A.

Castle Heating & Air, Inc.: 1.4 TCR = 49% of Sheet metal duct work installation BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Castle Heating & Air, Inc. safety composite

Castle Heating & Air, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% 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).

C

73/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.37 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−6.8

2017→2021

Castle Heating & Air, Inc. injury rate improved

Castle Heating & Air, Inc.'s TCR fell 6.8 from 6.8 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=6.8 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Solon, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 49% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #52/300
  • PHOTO Plumbing
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~44 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Plumbing (0.0 TCR gap)

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Castle Heating & Air, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Castle Heating & Air, Inc. averages 1.4 TCR (49% of the Sheet metal duct work installation BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Castle Heating & Air, Inc. TCR series: 2017=6.8 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Castle Heating & Air, Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 Sheet metal duct work installa establishments

Safer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #52 safest of 300 Sheet metal duct work installa employers in Ohio.

Castle Heating & Air, Inc. (44 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Castle Heating & Air, Inc.
Castle Heating & Air, Inc. (44 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Castle Heating & Air, Inc. has fewer employees than the Sheet metal duct work installation median and a lower 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
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 6.8 3.4 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · OH · Solon

5,793 Sheet metal duct work installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 145 employers in Solon, OH · 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 Plumbing 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR ACME Plumbing & Heating Co of Durham, Inc. 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Poynter Sheet Metal Inc 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR All Temperatures Controlled 1.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE D.T.S.S. Inc. 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE New Day Farms - Croton 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Licking Rural Electricfication 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Columbus SE Service Center 44 FTE
CITY-NEAR Swagelok OFC 1,274 FTE
CITY-NEAR Order Fulfillment Center 1,230 FTE
CITY-NEAR Nestle USA 1,175 FTE
CITY-NEAR Swagelok Main Plant 1,051 FTE
NAT-TCR Main Plant 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Park West Gallery 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Bluestem Brands Distribution Center 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Worth Higgins & Associates, Inc. 1.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Brookdale Fort Collins 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Logus Microwave 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Elantas PDG, Inc 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Coahoma Electric Power Association 44 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.