HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · North Carolina
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford
Sanford, NC · ~91 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford runs at 337% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford: 9.4 TCR = 337% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford safety composite
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
−11.4
2017→2024
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford injury rate improved
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford's TCR fell 11.4 from 20.6 in 2017 to 9.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 20.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=20.6 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=12.8 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=9.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Sanford, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 337% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #183/212
- PHOTO Falcon Heating & Air…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~91 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Falcon Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford
9.4 TCR
- Falcon Heating
Falcon Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
9.4 TCR
- New York Plumb
New York Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Corp.
9.4 TCR
- McLoughlin Plu
McLoughlin Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
9.4 TCR
- Commercial Des
Commercial Design Engineering, Ltd.
9.4 TCR
What this shows Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford averages 9.4 TCR (337% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford TCR series: 2017=20.6 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=5 · 2020=12.8 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=9.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford falls in its industry
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #183 safest of 212 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in North Carolina.
Comfort First Heating & Cooling LLC., Sanford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20.6 | 9.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · NC · Sanford
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 121 employers in Sanford, NC · 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 | Falcon Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New York Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Corp. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McLoughlin Plumbing, Heating & Cooling | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Commercial Design Engineering, Ltd. | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-hishtil, Llc | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brother Construction LLC | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Triple-R Electric, Inc. | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TRS Sesco | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coty US LLC | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Sanford Hawkins Ave | 937 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanford, NC | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Water Pool and Spa | 768 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CL Healthcare | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hay Creek Pallet Inc | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Cheese Co., Inc. - Reno, NV | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnson Floor Co., Inc. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Town of Stafford | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lonoke Health and Rehab Center, LLC | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quality Ironworks Inc. | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wellington Parc Health Systems | 91 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.