HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · Illinois

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc.

Wapella, IL · ~19 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.6
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. runs at 22% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade A.

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc.: 0.6 TCR = 22% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. safety composite

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% 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).

B

78/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 0.62 per 100 workers

Safer than 94% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−5.0

2017→2024

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. injury rate improved

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.0 from 5.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=5.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Wapella, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 22% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #25/230
  • PHOTO DW Mechanical inc.
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~19 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: DW Mechanical inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. averages 0.6 TCR (22% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).

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

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. TCR series: 2017=5 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishments

Safer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 230 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in Illinois.

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. (19 employees, TCR 0.6) 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 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. (19 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Rich Heating & Cooling, Inc. has fewer employees than the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-condi 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 5.0 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · IL · Wapella

5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR DW Mechanical inc. 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mesa - Ventura 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR All Temperature Service Air Conditioning Inc. 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Carrier Commercial Services (Ashburn) 0.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Gingerich Farms Partnerships 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE Tolono Research 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE PharmaCann Hillcrest 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE South Morgan Acres, LLC. 19 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rich Plumbing, Inc. 44 FTE
NAT-TCR MLS-2 Los Angeles 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR CA015 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Greyhawk Services, LLC. 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR CMC Southern Post South Carolina 0.6 TCR

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, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.