Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · California
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal
Oxnard, CA · ~44 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal runs at 179% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal: 5.0 TCR = 179% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal safety composite
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal: 2.4 → 11.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.12× in 2023
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal's TCR rose 8.8 from 2.4 in 2017 to 11.3 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Oxnard, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 179% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #365/594
- PHOTO Speer Mechanical
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Speer Mechanical (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal
5 TCR
- Speer Mechanic
Speer Mechanical
5 TCR
- A. Durer, Inc
A. Durer, Inc
5 TCR
- Symons Fire Pr
Symons Fire Protection
5 TCR
- Production Plu
Production Plus Plumbing, Inc
5 TCR
What this shows Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal averages 5.0 TCR (179% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal TCR series: 2017=2.4 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=4.3 · 2023=11.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #365 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Oxnard
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 303 employers in Oxnard, CA · 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 | Speer Mechanical | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A. Durer, Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Symons Fire Protection | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Production Plus Plumbing, Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Firebaugh | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boutonnet Farms | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Coast Vineyards | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FESTIVAL FARMS | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - OXR1 | 2,474 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Oxnard | 1,753 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030383 | 1,437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. John's Regional Medical Center | 1,352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-States Aluminum | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Speer Mechanical | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Craig Newell Welding, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Duratech Industries International Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wellness Connection of Maine Auburn | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lubrizol Advanced Materials | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coloplast - Lithia Springs | 44 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.