Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Illinois
Sherman Mechanical, Inc.
Cary, IL · ~135 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sherman Mechanical, Inc. runs at 104% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
Sherman Mechanical, Inc.: 2.9 TCR = 104% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sherman Mechanical, Inc. safety composite
Sherman Mechanical, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−6.3
2016→2024
Sherman Mechanical, Inc. injury rate improved
Sherman Mechanical, Inc.'s TCR fell 6.3 from 6.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.3 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=3.3 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Cary, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 104% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #145/230
- PHOTO Custom Air Condition…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Custom Air Conditioning and Heating Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sherman Mechanical, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sherman Mechanical, Inc.
2.9 TCR
- Custom Air Con
Custom Air Conditioning and Heating Company
2.9 TCR
- Blauch Brother
Blauch Brothers, Inc.
2.9 TCR
- Element Heatin
Element Heating and Cooling, LLC
2.9 TCR
- Sheet Metal Co
Sheet Metal Contractors, Inc
2.9 TCR
What this shows Sherman Mechanical, Inc. averages 2.9 TCR (104% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Sherman Mechanical, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.3 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=3.3 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Sherman Mechanical, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #145 safest of 230 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Illinois.
Sherman Mechanical, Inc. has more employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · IL · Cary
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 39 employers in Cary, IL · 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 | Custom Air Conditioning and Heating Company | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blauch Brothers, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Element Heating and Cooling, LLC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sheet Metal Contractors, Inc | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Joliet Reporting Center | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Itasca, IL Office CS | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Plant | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Medical Sage Products | 1,122 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sage Products | 906 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aptargroup, Inc. - Cary South | 290 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cary School District 26 Transportation | 279 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lowes Foods #158 | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlas Pressed Metals | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Redner's Warehouse Market West Dover | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bodensteiner Implement Company New Hampton Location | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bollinger Fourchon | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Tool | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Steel Arkansas | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lafayette Container | 135 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.