Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · California
Pacific West Industries, Inc.
Orange, CA · ~47 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pacific West Industries, Inc. runs at 392% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Pacific West Industries, Inc.: 11.0 TCR = 392% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pacific West Industries, Inc. safety composite
Pacific West Industries, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
Pacific West Industries, Inc.: 8.2 → 13.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 13.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.83× in 2024
Pacific West Industries, Inc.'s TCR rose 5.5 from 8.2 in 2023 to 13.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Orange, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.0 · 392% of ind
- DART 9.2 DART
- RANK #529/594
- PHOTO Denron Plumbing & HV…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Denron Plumbing & HVAC, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pacific West Industries, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pacific West Industries, Inc.
11 TCR
- Denron Plumbin
Denron Plumbing & HVAC, LLC
11 TCR
- Gateway Air Co
Gateway Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
11 TCR
- Leduc and Dext
Leduc and Dexter inc.
11 TCR
- WFS_TMP
WFS_TMP
11 TCR
What this shows Pacific West Industries, Inc. averages 11.0 TCR (392% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Pacific West Industries, Inc. TCR series: 2023=8.2 · 2024=13.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Pacific West Industries, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 8% 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 #529 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.
Pacific West Industries, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.7 | 9.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Orange
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 · 319 employers in Orange, 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 | Denron Plumbing & HVAC, LLC | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gateway Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal Co., Inc. | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Leduc and Dexter inc. | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WFS_TMP | 11.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowles Farming Company,Inc. | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ruiz Farm Labor | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fresh Valley Harvesting, LLC. | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Timothy & Viguie C.S.V. | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Irvine Health | 6,191 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHOC - CHildren's Hospital of Orange County | 4,962 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHOC Children's Orange | 3,693 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHOC Children's Orange V2 | 3,652 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ace Manufacturing Industries, Inc. | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northglenn 10141 | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Admin | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DCL9 | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ACCRETECH SBS, Inc. | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Windsor Building Systems | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Terrell Healthcare | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lexlawn | 47 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.