Mechanical contractors · California
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc.
Gardena, CA · ~50 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Mechanical contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc.: 4.6 TCR = 165% of Mechanical contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. safety composite
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc.: 1.9 → 8.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.58× in 2023
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc.'s TCR rose 6.1 from 1.9 in 2020 to 8.0 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Gardena, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 165% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #346/594
- PHOTO Brower Mechanical CA…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brower Mechanical CA LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Brower Mechani
Brower Mechanical CA LLC
4.6 TCR
- R.H. Lapp & So
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Buzzell Plumbi
Buzzell Plumbing Heating and AC Inc
4.6 TCR
- Wilmette, IL
Wilmette, IL
4.6 TCR
What this shows Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. averages 4.6 TCR (165% of the Mechanical contractors BLS benchmark).
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. TCR series: 2020=1.9 · 2022=4 · 2023=8 · BLS 2.8
Where Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Mechanical contractors establishmentsSafer than 37% 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 #346 safest of 594 Mechanical contractors employers in California.
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. has fewer employees than the Mechanical contractors 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 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Gardena
5,793 Mechanical contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 223 employers in Gardena, 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 | Brower Mechanical CA LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buzzell Plumbing Heating and AC Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wilmette, IL | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jack Bros., Inc. | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M Three Ranches, LLC | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Penterman Farming Company | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trefethen Farming, LLC | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 602 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-030 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GARDENA HUB (CAGAR) | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGAR - GARDENA HUB | 794 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 077-SOCORRO/HORIZON | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mansfield, Oh Hauling Operations | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TPS / Custodial Dept. at LANL | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Missouri Valley Plant | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America Inc. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bradway Trucking | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Toshiba Business Solutions - Cleveland | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rosecastle at Delaney Creek | 50 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.