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

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC

Charlotte, NC · ~500 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.3
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC runs at 47% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade A.

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC: 1.3 TCR = 47% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC safety composite

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% 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).

C

66/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.31 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 60% 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

−0.6

2016→2024

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC injury rate improved

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC's TCR fell 0.6 from 1.4 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.4 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.5 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Charlotte, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 47% of ind

  • DART 0.3 DART
  • RANK #47/212
  • PHOTO Byrd Maintenance Ser…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 48 inj
  • SIZE ~500 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Byrd Maintenance Services Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC averages 1.3 TCR (47% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC TCR series: 2016=1.4 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.5 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 2.8

Where Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC falls in its industry

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishments

Safer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 212 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in North Carolina.

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC (500 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC
Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC (500 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Mechanical Systems & Services, Inc/MSS Solutions, LLC has more employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin 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 Fatalities
2024 0.9 0.3 6 0 0
2023 0.9 0.5 6 0 0
2022 0.7 0.7 4 0 0
2020 1.5 0.9 7 0 0
2019 1.9 0.9 8 0 0
2018 1.4 1.0 6 0 0
2017 1.7 0.7 7 0 0
2016 1.4 0.0 4 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · NC · Charlotte

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 · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, NC · 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 Byrd Maintenance Services Inc. 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Smith Service Corporation 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Herman Goldner Co., Inc. 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR 0F37 - APPLETON FIRE 1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE HHG Lenoir Upholstery Plant 500 FTE
STATE-SIZE WHG-Women's Hospital of Greensboro 500 FTE
STATE-SIZE Wilkes Medical Center 500 FTE
STATE-SIZE Carvana Concord 499 FTE
CITY-NEAR 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) 8,444 FTE
CITY-NEAR 0001-Carolinas Medical Center 8,032 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML 7,295 FTE
CITY-NEAR Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center 4,973 FTE
NAT-TCR Henkels & McCoy, Massachusetts - Oxford 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Latrobe Window Cleaning Co., Inc. 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Miller Insulation Salt Lake Branch 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Fives Cincinnati 1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE TCCo-NorCal 500 FTE
NAT-SIZE Treasure Chest Casino 500 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Beaver Excavating Company 500 FTE
NAT-SIZE American Battle Monuments Commission HQ 500 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, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.