HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · Virginia
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Fredericksburg, VA · ~25 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 150% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. safety composite
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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%).
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. held a steady TCR band
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=11.8 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Fredericksburg, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 150% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #108/152
- PHOTO US Mechanical, LLC -…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: US Mechanical, LLC - Utah Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- US Mechanical,
US Mechanical, LLC - Utah Office
4.2 TCR
- Carolina Heati
Carolina Heating Services,Inc. of Greenville
4.2 TCR
- Pacific Produc
Pacific Production Plumbing Riverside
4.2 TCR
- Harris Mechani
Harris Mechanical Intermountain
4.2 TCR
What this shows First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (150% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=11.8 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #108 safest of 152 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in Virginia.
First Choice Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. has fewer employees than the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-condi 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · VA · Fredericksburg
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 279 employers in Fredericksburg, VA · 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 | US Mechanical, LLC - Utah Office | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carolina Heating Services,Inc. of Greenville | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Production Plumbing Riverside | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harris Mechanical Intermountain | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowman Orchards, LLc | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Circle W Farms II, LLC | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manufacturing Plant | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowman Fruit Sales LLC | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS | 2,863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL | 1,476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GERMANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 865 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brookdale Fredericksburg | 848 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lakeland Terminal | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C039 Lima | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Side Tractor Sales - Indianapolis | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anderson and DuBose Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BK-Kapaa #609 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nanuet | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NE Philly | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KFC-Kahului #020 | 25 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.