HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · Massachusetts
Central Cooling & Heating
Woburn, MA · ~75 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Central Cooling & Heating runs at 297% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Central Cooling & Heating: 8.3 TCR = 297% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Central Cooling & Heating safety composite
Central Cooling & Heating scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
−3.8
2019→2023
Central Cooling & Heating injury rate improved
Central Cooling & Heating's TCR fell 3.8 from 8.8 in 2019 to 5.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=8.8 · 2021=11.1 · 2023=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Woburn, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 297% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #120/140
- PHOTO BEYER PLUMBING COMPA…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BEYER PLUMBING COMPANY, LTD (0.0 TCR gap)
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Central Cooling & Heating in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Central Cooling & Heating
8.3 TCR
- BEYER PLUMBING
BEYER PLUMBING COMPANY, LTD
8.3 TCR
- Environmental
Environmental Systems Associates
8.3 TCR
- Professional P
Professional Plumbing, Inc
8.3 TCR
- Borlase Plumbi
Borlase Plumbing Company
8.3 TCR
What this shows Central Cooling & Heating averages 8.3 TCR (297% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).
Central Cooling & Heating TCR series: 2019=8.8 · 2021=11.1 · 2023=5 · BLS 2.8
Where Central Cooling & Heating falls in its industry
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #120 safest of 140 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in Massachusetts.
Central Cooling & Heating has more employees than the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-condi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MA · Woburn
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 187 employers in Woburn, MA · 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 | BEYER PLUMBING COMPANY, LTD | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Environmental Systems Associates | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Professional Plumbing, Inc | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Borlase Plumbing Company | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc - Millbury | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MP Masonry, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pasek Security Company | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crescent Ridge | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raytheon_Woburn_MA | 1,364 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marshalls Woburn Merchants, Inc | 1,044 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woburn Marshalls Distribution Center | 1,029 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GEI Consultants, Inc. | 837 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Best Western Bridgeview | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Del Turco Bros., Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Span Alaska - Anchorage | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Swissotel Chicago Employment Services L.L.C. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Orchard Point at Surprise | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vitalant LA Lafayette | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Integrated Recycling Technologies, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Rosewood Retirement Community (SNF) | 75 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.