Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · North Carolina
Edwards, Inc.
Spring Hope, NC · ~534 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Edwards, Inc. runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade A.
Edwards, Inc.: 1.3 TCR = 46% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Edwards, Inc. safety composite
Edwards, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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
−1.5
2017→2024
Edwards, Inc. injury rate improved
Edwards, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.5 from 1.6 in 2017 to 0.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.6 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=1.0 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=0.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Spring Hope, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 46% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #45/212
- PHOTO Air Force One, Inc. …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~534 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Air Force One, Inc. (Support Group & Central Region) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Edwards, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Edwards, Inc.
1.3 TCR
- Air Force One,
Air Force One, Inc. (Support Group & Central Region)
1.3 TCR
- Hooper - WI
Hooper - WI
1.3 TCR
- Los Angeles
Los Angeles
1.3 TCR
- Bay Mechanical
Bay Mechanical
1.3 TCR
What this shows Edwards, Inc. averages 1.3 TCR (46% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Edwards, Inc. TCR series: 2017=1.6 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=1 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=0.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Edwards, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 82% 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 #45 safest of 212 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in North Carolina.
Edwards, 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · NC · Spring Hope
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 5 employers in Spring Hope, 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 | Air Force One, Inc. (Support Group & Central Region) | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hooper - WI | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Los Angeles | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bay Mechanical | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kimbrell's Furniture | 535 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Guilford County Department of Social Services - Greensboro | 535 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alamance Foods Cedar Crest | 532 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MNA - Raleigh/Field | 532 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BARNES FARMING CORP | 369 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1461 | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 01461 - STORE # 1461 SPRING HOPE | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Belt Concepts of America | 36 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aus1-Dwh-Austin Division | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bakery Delite | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AB | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Manufacturing - El Paso | 534 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Merchandise Warehouse | 534 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Castle | 534 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deceuninck North America-Monroe | 534 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.