Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · North Dakota

Custom Aire Inc.

Grand Forks, ND · ~45 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.5
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Custom Aire Inc. runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.

Custom Aire Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 195% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Custom Aire Inc. safety composite

Custom Aire Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).

D

53/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 31% 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

−15.8

2016→2023

Custom Aire Inc. injury rate improved

Custom Aire Inc.'s TCR fell 15.8 from 15.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 15.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=15.8 · 2017=8.5 · 2018=12.5 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Grand Forks, ND ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 195% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #17/36
  • PHOTO Facilities Mechanica…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 21 inj
  • SIZE ~45 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Facilities Mechanical, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Custom Aire Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Custom Aire Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (195% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).

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

Custom Aire Inc. TCR series: 2016=15.8 · 2017=8.5 · 2018=12.5 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Custom Aire Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishments

Safer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 36 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in North Dakota.

Custom Aire Inc. (45 employees, TCR 5.5) 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 Custom Aire Inc.
Custom Aire Inc. (45 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Custom Aire Inc. has fewer employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 4.7 2.4 2 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 2.1 2.1 1 0 0
2018 12.5 5.0 5 0 0
2017 8.5 2.1 4 0 0
2016 15.8 5.3 9 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · ND · Grand Forks

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,696 rated employers in North Dakota with headcount on file · 175 employers in Grand Forks, ND · 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 Facilities Mechanical, Inc. 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Bosworth Company, LTD dba THE DARVILLE COMPANY 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Atlantic Plumbing & Solar Engineering, Inc. 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR BCI Mechanical Inc 5.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Northern Plains Electric Cooperative 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE Grassy Butte 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cullen Insulation Inc 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE YMI Industries, LLC 45 FTE
CITY-NEAR Altru Health System Med Park 2,709 FTE
CITY-NEAR LM Wind Power 907 FTE
CITY-NEAR LM Wind Power : Grand Forks 614 FTE
CITY-NEAR Valley Eldercare Center 606 FTE
NAT-TCR Big Lots Store #5176 Pickerington, OH 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Oahu Port of Honolulu, Pier 40 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Klocke of America Inc 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Stratford Specialty Care 5.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Davenport Service Center 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE Culpeper District Bridge Crews 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE TR Concrete, Inc. 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE Westco Roofing Co. Inc 45 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.