Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · New York
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc.
Brooklyn, NY · ~77 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc.: 3.9 TCR = 138% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. safety composite
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−2.3
2017→2024
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. injury rate improved
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 2.3 from 4.1 in 2017 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.1 · 2018=5.7 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Brooklyn, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 138% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #171/297
- PHOTO Comfort Systems USA …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Comfort Systems USA Ohio Columbus (0.0 TCR gap)
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Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc.
3.9 TCR
- Comfort System
Comfort Systems USA Ohio Columbus
3.9 TCR
- Bill Howe Heat
Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning
3.9 TCR
- 3285_7041
3285_7041
3.9 TCR
- 4915_11398
4915_11398
3.9 TCR
What this shows Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. averages 3.9 TCR (138% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. TCR series: 2017=4.1 · 2018=5.7 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #171 safest of 297 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in New York.
Richards Plumbing and Heating Co., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · NY · Brooklyn
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 941 employers in Brooklyn, NY · 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 | Comfort Systems USA Ohio Columbus | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bill Howe Heating and Air Conditioning | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3285_7041 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4915_11398 | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Delaney Associates, LP | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lantek Fiber Optic Service, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vestal Asphalt Inc. | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Tunneling -New York | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EDI - Brooklyn 946 | 9,270 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | S & A Unified Home Care, Inc. | 7,782 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maimonides Medical Center | 6,641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn | 5,690 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CA-Big Creek 8 PH | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ahaus Tool & Engineering | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 088 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Structures, Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 06011-06-06-SACRAMENTO | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 06010-06-06-FREMONT | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northwest Partitions Inc | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Alabama Mechanical, Inc. | 77 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.