Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Maryland
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc.
Cumberland, MD · ~79 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc.: 4.6 TCR = 165% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. safety composite
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
45/100
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
- D 1.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc.: 5.1 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 8.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.26× in 2023
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.3 from 5.1 in 2018 to 7.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Cumberland, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 165% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #84/121
- PHOTO Brower Mechanical CA…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~79 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brower Mechanical CA LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Brower Mechani
Brower Mechanical CA LLC
4.6 TCR
- Meadows Sheet
Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning 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 R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. averages 4.6 TCR (165% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. TCR series: 2018=5.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=8.3 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=7.3 · BLS 2.8
Where R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #84 safest of 121 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Maryland.
R.H. Lapp & Sons, Inc. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MD · Cumberland
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 58 employers in Cumberland, MD · 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 | Meadows Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buzzell Plumbing Heating and AC Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wilmette, IL | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Desbuild Incorporated | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Towson Mechanical, Inc. | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA-US-MD-Hunt Valley-Clubhouse Road | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ecotone, LLC | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Western Maryland | 1,984 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hunter Douglas Fabrication | 729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Woodmark Corp. | 563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Woodmark Corporation - Allegany Plant | 537 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4 Wayland | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stevenson Drive | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United States Roller Works, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Brian Center Botetourt | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HW Johnson Concrete Construction | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fresh Market 17th South | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lyles Utility Construction, LLC. | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linden House LLC | 79 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.