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

Kirlin Carolinas

Name: Kirlin Carolinas Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Raleigh, NC · ~238 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.0
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Kirlin Carolinas runs at 214% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.

Kirlin Carolinas: 6.0 TCR = 214% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Kirlin Carolinas safety composite

Kirlin Carolinas scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).

29/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.99 per 100 workers

Safer than 27% of industry peers
DART rate: F 5.08 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% 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

Kirlin Carolinas: 4.5 → 6.3 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2018

Kirlin Carolinas's TCR rose 1.7 from 4.5 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.2 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Raleigh, NC ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 6.0 · 214% of ind

DART 5.1 DART
RANK #162/212
PHOTO Eckhardt & Johnson
BOOK 3y book
INJ 42 inj
SIZE ~238 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Eckhardt & Johnson (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Kirlin Carolinas averages 6.0 TCR (214% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).

Kirlin Carolinas TCR series: 2016=4.5 · 2017=7.2 · 2018=6.3 · BLS 2.8

Where Kirlin Carolinas falls in its industry

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishments

Safer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #162 safest of 212 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in North Carolina.

Kirlin Carolinas (238 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Kirlin Carolinas 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
2018	6.3	5.1	16
2017	7.2	4.5	16
2016	4.5	4.1	10

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · NC · Raleigh

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 973 employers in Raleigh, NC · 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	Eckhardt & Johnson	HOOKSETT, NH	6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	McCurdy Mechanical Contractors	FISHERS, IN	6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Kimbel Mechanical Systems, Inc Central AR	NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR	6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Lindsey Road Main Office	JACKSONVILLE, FL	6.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Barnhardt Manufacturing Co Corp Mount Airy NC	MT AIRY	238 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AvL Technologies	ASHEVILLE	238 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Amazon.com Services LLC - DRT9	MORRISVILLE	238 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Charlotte Office	CHARLOTTE	237 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Headway Workforce Solutions	Raleigh	13,936 FTE
CITY-NEAR	NC State University	Raleigh	11,491 FTE
CITY-NEAR	UNC Rex Healthcare	Raleigh	7,282 FTE
CITY-NEAR	SECU	Raleigh	6,283 FTE
NAT-TCR	Edison (Njedi)	Edison, NJ	6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5279	Miami, FL	6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Asf 421	Lithonia, GA	6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	1017 Bahls St.	Danville, IL	6.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Ypsilanti (Miyps)	Ypsilanti, MI	238 FTE
NAT-SIZE	JFSNA at ADM Decatur	Decatur, IL	238 FTE
NAT-SIZE	HPF	Solon, OH	238 FTE
NAT-SIZE	GlenCrest Healthcare & Rehabilitation Centre	Chicago, IL	238 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. 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.