Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Pennsylvania
J.A. Sauer Co.
Pittsburgh, PA · ~77 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
J.A. Sauer Co. runs at 423% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
J.A. Sauer Co.: 11.8 TCR = 423% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
J.A. Sauer Co. safety composite
J.A. Sauer Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−4.6
2017→2024
J.A. Sauer Co. injury rate improved
J.A. Sauer Co.'s TCR fell 4.6 from 15.0 in 2017 to 10.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 15.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=15.0 · 2018=10.2 · 2024=10.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Pittsburgh, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.8 · 423% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #250/268
- PHOTO JENSEN'S PLUMBING & …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: JENSEN'S PLUMBING & HEATING LLC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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J.A. Sauer Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ENE OF NH
ENE OF NH
11.9 TCR
- DEGREE HVAC, I
DEGREE HVAC, Inc.
11.9 TCR
- This site
J.A. Sauer Co.
11.8 TCR
- JENSEN'S PLUMB
JENSEN'S PLUMBING & HEATING LLC.
11.8 TCR
- Ashland Comfor
Ashland Comfort Control, Inc.
11.8 TCR
What this shows J.A. Sauer Co. averages 11.8 TCR (423% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
J.A. Sauer Co. TCR series: 2017=15 · 2018=10.2 · 2024=10.4 · BLS 2.8
Where J.A. Sauer Co. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #250 safest of 268 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Pennsylvania.
J.A. Sauer Co. 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 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.2 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 10 | 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 | JENSEN'S PLUMBING & HEATING LLC. | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ENE OF NH | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ashland Comfort Control, Inc. | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DEGREE HVAC, Inc. | 11.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Middletown Egg | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Lancaster | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Transwall Office Systems | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Reynolds Enterprises, Inc. - Reynolds Construction, LLC (Harrisburg) | 77 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 | Merchant Demolition | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Meadow Farms | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shelton Police Department | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | XAB | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Infinity Molding & Assembly, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Omaha Printing Company | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 010 - Stout Field Elementary | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation Indiana Division | 77 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.