HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · Virginia

James River Air Conditioning

Name: James River Air Conditioning Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Richmond, VA · ~204 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.2
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

James River Air Conditioning runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade C.

James River Air Conditioning: 3.2 TCR = 114% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

James River Air Conditioning safety composite

James River Air Conditioning scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

54/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 3.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% 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

−5.8

2017→2024

James River Air Conditioning injury rate improved

James River Air Conditioning's TCR fell 5.8 from 6.3 in 2017 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=6.3 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=0.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Richmond, VA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 114% of ind

DART 0.5 DART
RANK #89/152
PHOTO HMC Service Company
BOOK 5y book
INJ 31 inj
SIZE ~204 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: HMC Service Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows James River Air Conditioning averages 3.2 TCR (114% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).

James River Air Conditioning TCR series: 2017=6.3 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 2.8

Where James River Air Conditioning falls in its industry

5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishments

Safer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #89 safest of 152 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in Virginia.

James River Air Conditioning (204 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

James River Air Conditioning has more employees than the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-condi median and a lower 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
2024	0.5	0.5	1	0
2023	3.6	2.5	7	0
2022	3.3	1.6	6	0
2021	2.3	1.2	4	0
2017	6.3	2.7	13	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · VA · Richmond

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 · 939 employers in Richmond, VA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	HMC Service Company	LOUISVILLE, KY	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Proteus, Inc. Dinuba Service Center	DINUBA, CA	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Critchfield Mechanical Inc.	SAN JOSE, CA	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Jerico Fire Protection Co., Inc.	FRESNO, CA	3.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Staunton VA	STAUNTON	204 FTE
STATE-SIZE	10D8120 PHARMA VIRGINIA	RUTHER GLEN	204 FTE
STATE-SIZE	1162 - Roanoke	ROANOKE	204 FTE
STATE-SIZE	4191	RICHMOND	204 FTE
CITY-NEAR	VCU Health System	Richmond	14,536 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	11,826 FTE
CITY-NEAR	VCU	Richmond	5,271 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CJW Medical Center	Richmond	3,259 FTE
NAT-TCR	Barb City Manor, Inc.	Dekalb, IL	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Critchfield Mechanical Inc.	San Jose, CA	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ryder Systems, Inc.	Waterloo, IA	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bluefield,WV	Bluefield, WV	3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Aspen Contracting, Inc.	Lee'S Summit, MO	204 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Golden Years Homestead Inc	Fort Wayne, IN	204 FTE
NAT-SIZE	thyssenkrupp System Engineering, Inc	Auburn Hills, MI	204 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Sletten Construction Company	Great Falls, MT	204 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, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.