Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, industrial, scientific) installation · California

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction

Fresno, CA · ~26 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.6
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, industrial, scientific) installation workplace, earning a grade D.

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction: 4.6 TCR = 164% of Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, industrial, scientific) installation BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction safety composite

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% 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).

C

56/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.59 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% 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

−1.1

2017→2024

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction injury rate improved

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction's TCR fell 1.1 from 3.5 in 2017 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=3.5 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=2.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Fresno, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 164% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #343/594
  • PHOTO MAi Mechanical Inc
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 9 inj
  • SIZE ~26 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: MAi Mechanical Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction averages 4.6 TCR (164% of the Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, industrial, scientific) installation BLS benchmark).

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

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 2.8

Where Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction falls in its industry

5,793 Refrigeration system (e.g., co establishments

Safer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #343 safest of 594 Refrigeration system (e.g., co employers in California.

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction (26 employees, TCR 4.6) 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 Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction
Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction (26 employees, TCR 4.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Ross & Sons Refrigeration & Construction has fewer employees than the Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, 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 2.4 0.0 1 0 0
2023 7.6 3.8 2 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 4.2 4.2 1 0 0
2020 4.8 0.0 1 0 0
2019 9.5 0.0 2 0 0
2018 4.7 0.0 1 0 0
2017 3.5 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · CA · Fresno

5,793 Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, industrial, scientific) installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 981 employers in Fresno, 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 MAi Mechanical Inc 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR MEP Pros, Inc. dba 1-800-Plumber+Air Pacific Northwest 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Eyman Plumbing, Inc 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Element Service Group Mechanical, LLC 4.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE HAULING & TRAILER SHOP 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE Seasholtz Co., LLC 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE Redwood Valley Vineyards 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE North Central Coast Vineyards 26 FTE
CITY-NEAR County of Fresno 7,553 FTE
CITY-NEAR Ag Force LLC 6,430 FTE
CITY-NEAR Community Regional Medical Ctr 5,549 FTE
CITY-NEAR Community Regional Medical Center 4,921 FTE
NAT-TCR Indiana University Health University Hospital 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Portland Branch 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR A.H. Stock Mfg. 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Q1, LLC 4.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE South Weber RMC 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Buoy 2 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Midwest Stone Management 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Amboy 26 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, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.