Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · California
Critchfield Mechanical Inc.
San Jose, CA · ~401 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Critchfield Mechanical Inc. runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
Critchfield Mechanical Inc.: 3.2 TCR = 114% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Critchfield Mechanical Inc. safety composite
Critchfield Mechanical Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
−4.2
2019→2024
Critchfield Mechanical Inc. injury rate improved
Critchfield Mechanical Inc.'s TCR fell 4.2 from 5.1 in 2019 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.1 · 2020=3.5 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · San Jose, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 114% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #248/594
- PHOTO HMC Service Company
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~401 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HMC Service Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Critchfield Mechanical Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Critchfield Mechanical Inc.
3.2 TCR
- HMC Service Co
HMC Service Company
3.2 TCR
- Proteus, Inc.
Proteus, Inc. Dinuba Service Center
3.2 TCR
- James River Ai
James River Air Conditioning
3.2 TCR
- Jerico Fire Pr
Jerico Fire Protection Co., Inc.
3.2 TCR
What this shows Critchfield Mechanical Inc. averages 3.2 TCR (114% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Critchfield Mechanical Inc. TCR series: 2019=5.1 · 2020=3.5 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Critchfield Mechanical Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 52% 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 #248 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.
Critchfield Mechanical Inc. has more employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · San Jose
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 · 1,102 employers in San Jose, 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 | HMC Service Company | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Proteus, Inc. Dinuba Service Center | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | James River Air Conditioning | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jerico Fire Protection Co., Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Valley Region | 401 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1903 | 401 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0475 - EL CAMINO CA WHSE | 401 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McGee Air Services - SFO | 401 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2636-CALIFORNIA.SAN JOSE | 11,308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics) | 7,299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rosendin - Main | 6,964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC & Clinics) | 6,576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ryder Systems, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Barb City Manor, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | James River Air Conditioning | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bluefield,WV | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Eastman Chemical Kingsport | 401 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Friendly Home | 401 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 8616 Repair Liquidation Center 8616 | 401 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Isd# 834 | 401 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.