Heating equipment installation · Massachusetts
HWE Woburn HVAC
Woburn, MA · ~60 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
HWE Woburn HVAC runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating equipment installation workplace, earning a grade D.
HWE Woburn HVAC: 4.9 TCR = 175% of Heating equipment installation BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
HWE Woburn HVAC safety composite
HWE Woburn HVAC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
HWE Woburn HVAC: 3.4 → 4.4 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.59× in 2024
HWE Woburn HVAC's TCR rose 1.0 from 3.4 in 2021 to 4.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Woburn, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 175% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #95/140
- PHOTO R & R Inc of Louisvi…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R & R Inc of Louisville (0.0 TCR gap)
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HWE Woburn HVAC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
HWE Woburn HVAC
4.9 TCR
- R & R Inc of L
R & R Inc of Louisville
4.9 TCR
- office
office
4.9 TCR
- Hometown Heat
Hometown Heat Pumps Inc.
4.9 TCR
- Instant Air
Instant Air
4.9 TCR
What this shows HWE Woburn HVAC averages 4.9 TCR (175% of the Heating equipment installation BLS benchmark).
HWE Woburn HVAC TCR series: 2021=3.4 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 2.8
Where HWE Woburn HVAC falls in its industry
5,793 Heating equipment installation establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #95 safest of 140 Heating equipment installation employers in Massachusetts.
HWE Woburn HVAC has more employees than the Heating equipment installation 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 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MA · Woburn
5,793 Heating equipment installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 187 employers in Woburn, MA · 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 | R & R Inc of Louisville | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | office | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hometown Heat Pumps Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Instant Air | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alternative Compassion Services | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holistic Industries, Inc | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keyes North Atlantic | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Industrial Transfer & Storage Inc. | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raytheon_Woburn_MA | 1,364 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marshalls Woburn Merchants, Inc | 1,044 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woburn Marshalls Distribution Center | 1,029 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GEI Consultants, Inc. | 837 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Willamette Valley Medical Center | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LeafGuard of Charlotte | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Wendy's-226 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MAT Logistics LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bakkavor Foods USA, Pennsylvania | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Green Acres Elementary | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R. W. Sidley (Thompson Precast) | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc. Br10 | 60 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.