Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation · Michigan
Design Heating and Air Conditioning
Grand Rapids, MI · ~29 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Design Heating and Air Conditioning runs at 446% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation workplace, earning a grade F.
Design Heating and Air Conditioning: 12.5 TCR = 446% of Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Design Heating and Air Conditioning safety composite
Design Heating and Air Conditioning scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 28.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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
Design Heating and Air Conditioning: 9.6 → 28.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 277.8 TCR · DART/TCR 2.29× in 2021
Design Heating and Air Conditioning's TCR rose 19.0 from 9.6 in 2016 to 28.6 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 277.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 2.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 446% of ind
- DART 28.6 DART
- RANK #143/153
- PHOTO GAC Services
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GAC Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Design Heating and Air Conditioning in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Design Heating and Air Conditioning
12.5 TCR
- GAC Services
GAC Services
12.5 TCR
- Kennco Plumbin
Kennco Plumbing, Inc.
12.5 TCR
- True Air Mecha
True Air Mechanical
12.5 TCR
- Waterbury Heat
Waterbury Heating and Cooling, Inc.
12.5 TCR
What this shows Design Heating and Air Conditioning averages 12.5 TCR (446% of the Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation BLS benchmark).
Design Heating and Air Conditioning TCR series: 2016=9.6 · 2017=11.8 · 2018=277.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=56.4 · 2021=28.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Design Heating and Air Conditioning falls in its industry
5,793 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #143 safest of 153 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust employers in Michigan.
Design Heating and Air Conditioning has fewer employees than the Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collectio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 277.8 | 277.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MI · Grand Rapids
5,793 Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, MI · 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 | GAC Services | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kennco Plumbing, Inc. | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | True Air Mechanical | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waterbury Heating and Cooling, Inc. | 12.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (IN) | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Packing Co. Hart | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Riveridge Cider | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Covert Generating Company | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Technical Food Sales | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation (272-CAL4) | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pegatron | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Exterminators Brookhaven | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Drury Inn & Suites - St. Joseph | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Drury Inn & Suites - Springfield, MO | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Drury Inn & Suites - Kansas City Airport | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PA Shop | 29 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.