Central air-conditioning equipment installation · California
Desert Air Conditioning
Palm Springs, CA · ~57 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Desert Air Conditioning runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Central air-conditioning equipment installation workplace, earning a grade D.
Desert Air Conditioning: 4.3 TCR = 154% of Central air-conditioning equipment installation BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Desert Air Conditioning safety composite
Desert Air Conditioning scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Desert Air Conditioning: 0.0 → 4.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.11× in 2024
Desert Air Conditioning's TCR rose 4.8 from 0.0 in 2017 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Palm Springs, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 154% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #327/594
- PHOTO Van Dyken Mechanical
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Van Dyken Mechanical (0.0 TCR gap)
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Desert Air Conditioning in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Desert Air Conditioning
4.3 TCR
- Van Dyken Mech
Van Dyken Mechanical
4.3 TCR
- Legend Mechani
Legend Mechanical, LLC
4.3 TCR
- National Fire
National Fire Protection
4.3 TCR
- Ruthrauff Serv
Ruthrauff Service
4.3 TCR
What this shows Desert Air Conditioning averages 4.3 TCR (154% of the Central air-conditioning equipment installation BLS benchmark).
Desert Air Conditioning TCR series: 2017=0 · 2020=5 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Desert Air Conditioning falls in its industry
5,793 Central air-conditioning equip establishmentsSafer than 40% 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 #327 safest of 594 Central air-conditioning equip employers in California.
Desert Air Conditioning has fewer employees than the Central air-conditioning equipment insta 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 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Palm Springs
5,793 Central air-conditioning equipment installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 114 employers in Palm Springs, 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 | Van Dyken Mechanical | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Legend Mechanical, LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Fire Protection | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ruthrauff Service | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowles Farming Company | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blanc Vineyards, LLC | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MI RANCHITO FARMING INC | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmland Management Services | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Desert Regional Medical Center | 2,585 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 694 DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2,399 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-694 | 2,273 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Palm Springs | 459 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hartung Glass Tukwila WA | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Westover Hills | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coastal Virginia Rehabilitation, LLC (d/b/a Riverside Rehabilitation Hospital) | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Limestone Company - Empire Mill | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Town of Simsbury Police | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Audio-Video Corporation | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Professional Fabrications | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jefferson Elementary School | 57 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.