Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Pennsylvania

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA · ~81 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.0
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc.: 4.0 TCR = 145% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. safety composite

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).

C

58/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.05 per 100 workers

Safer than 42% 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%).

TCR Δ

−10.1

2016→2024

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. injury rate improved

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc.'s TCR fell 10.1 from 10.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=10.1 · 2017=8.4 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Pittsburgh, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 145% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #143/268
  • PHOTO Air Force One, Inc. …
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 19 inj
  • SIZE ~81 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Air Force One, Inc. (North Central Region) (0.0 TCR gap)

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Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. averages 4.0 TCR (145% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. TCR series: 2016=10.1 · 2017=8.4 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=4 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=4 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishments

Safer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #143 safest of 268 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Pennsylvania.

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. (81 employees, TCR 4.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc.
Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. (81 employees, TCR 4.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. has more employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin 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 4.0 2.0 4 0 0
2022 2.5 1.3 2 0 0
2021 4.0 4.0 3 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 3.4 3.4 2 0 0
2017 8.4 6.3 4 0 0
2016 10.1 7.6 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · PA · Pittsburgh

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,170 employers in Pittsburgh, PA · 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. (North Central Region) 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pyramid Air Conditioning Inc. 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR 6448_15040 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR 4407_9502 4.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE John B. Peters Inc. 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Alvin H. Butz, Inc. 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE HMA Paving - Lancaster/Berks Area 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Structures Region 81 FTE
CITY-NEAR United States Steel COrporation 15,229 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Pittsburgh- Oakland 14,135 FTE
CITY-NEAR UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (PUH) 13,900 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Pittsburgh-Oakland 13,208 FTE
NAT-TCR Regional Utilities 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR ADDWC (Moody Street) 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Campanelli 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Advantage Tank Lines 20051 Louisville 4.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE D.W. Wilburn, Inc. 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE 96-Albuquerque Marriott 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rockingham 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Quick Tanks, Inc 81 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.