Air-conditioning system (except window) installation · California
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating
Palm Desert, CA · ~21 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating runs at 231% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Air-conditioning system (except window) installation workplace, earning a grade F.
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating: 6.5 TCR = 231% of Air-conditioning system (except window) installation BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating safety composite
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating: 7.7 → 11.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.82× in 2023
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating's TCR rose 4.1 from 7.7 in 2021 to 11.8 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Palm Desert, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.5 · 231% of ind
- DART 11.8 DART
- RANK #420/594
- PHOTO Dave Janke Plumbing
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dave Janke Plumbing (0.0 TCR gap)
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Esser Air Conditioning and Heating in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating
6.5 TCR
- Dave Janke Plu
Dave Janke Plumbing
6.5 TCR
- Competitive Ad
Competitive Advantage Group
6.5 TCR
- Climate Pros
Climate Pros Royse City
6.5 TCR
- Thermal Cool I
Thermal Cool Inc.
6.5 TCR
What this shows Esser Air Conditioning and Heating averages 6.5 TCR (231% of the Air-conditioning system (except window) installation BLS benchmark).
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating TCR series: 2021=7.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=11.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Esser Air Conditioning and Heating falls in its industry
5,793 Air-conditioning system (excep establishmentsSafer than 24% 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 #420 safest of 594 Air-conditioning system (excep employers in California.
Esser Air Conditioning and Heating has fewer employees than the Air-conditioning system (except window) 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 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Palm Desert
5,793 Air-conditioning system (except window) installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 106 employers in Palm Desert, 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 | Dave Janke Plumbing | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Competitive Advantage Group | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Climate Pros Royse City | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thermal Cool Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Poso Ridge,LLC | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fonseca & Fonseca, Inc. | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TELESIS ONION CO., INC. | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mayflower Farms Inc | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa | 994 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JW Marriott Desert Springs | 800 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marriott Shadow Ridge | 404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5096 | 357 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dingmans Choice and Delaware Bridge Company | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alliance Tractor, LLC. - Vincennes, IN. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Republic Services of Elyria | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dunes Family Health Care | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | All Village Locations | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tec 22 | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tec 7 | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pilgrim's Feed Mill | 21 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.