Plumbing and heating contractors · Virginia
Southern Air, Inc.
Lynchburg, VA · ~778 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southern Air, Inc. runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Southern Air, Inc.: 2.2 TCR = 79% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southern Air, Inc. safety composite
Southern Air, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
−1.7
2016→2024
Southern Air, Inc. injury rate improved
Southern Air, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.7 from 3.3 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.3 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=2.0 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Lynchburg, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 79% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #64/152
- PHOTO Hiller New Orleans
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 110 inj
- SIZE ~778 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hiller New Orleans (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southern Air, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southern Air, Inc.
2.2 TCR
- Hiller New Orl
Hiller New Orleans
2.2 TCR
- Carrier Commer
Carrier Commercial Services (New York)
2.2 TCR
- SNE Building S
SNE Building Systems
2.2 TCR
- Platinum Fire
Platinum Fire Protection & Services, LLC
2.2 TCR
What this shows Southern Air, Inc. averages 2.2 TCR (79% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
Southern Air, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=2 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Southern Air, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #64 safest of 152 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Virginia.
Southern Air, Inc. has more employees than the Plumbing and heating contractors 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 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · VA · Lynchburg
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 360 employers in Lynchburg, VA · 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 | Hiller New Orleans | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carrier Commercial Services (New York) | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SNE Building Systems | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Platinum Fire Protection & Services, LLC | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro Machine Company DBA General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk | 780 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New River Valley Community Services | 780 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 7045 | 782 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mary Immaculate | 783 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lynchburg General Hospital | 2,596 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BWXT NOG Lynchburg | 2,200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. - Lynchburg | 2,180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Centra Urgent Care Forest | 1,283 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Thomas Concrete of Georgia Cumming | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tekton, Inc | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pinnacle HR Group, LLC - Bryan Park | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corning Inc - Oneonta | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - SLC9 | 778 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greensboro Distribution | 778 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Kirkland | 778 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Txmyk - Mykawa | 778 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.