Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · North Carolina
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc
Gastonia, NC · ~26 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc runs at 54% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc: 1.5 TCR = 54% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc safety composite
Southern Comfort of Charlotte 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc: 0.0 → 3.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc's TCR rose 3.3 from 0.0 in 2020 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Gastonia, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 54% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #55/212
- PHOTO Mesa - Fresno
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mesa - Fresno (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc
1.5 TCR
- Mesa - Fresno
Mesa - Fresno
1.5 TCR
- Locke AMI
Locke AMI
1.5 TCR
- JRC Mechanical
JRC Mechanical
1.5 TCR
- Maguire Compan
Maguire Company, Inc.
1.5 TCR
What this shows Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc averages 1.5 TCR (54% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 212 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in North Carolina.
Southern Comfort of Charlotte Inc has fewer 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 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 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 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · NC · Gastonia
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 182 employers in Gastonia, NC · 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 | Mesa - Fresno | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Locke AMI | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JRC Mechanical | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maguire Company, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | R. A. Wood Farms, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yarbrough Farms LLC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SOUTH LNM- EST | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Case Farms Goldsboro Hatchery | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center | 3,156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston County Government | 1,711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wix Allen Plant | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gastonia Components and Logistics - Tulip | 912 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tosca - San Antonio | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6913 Guhn Road Suite 300 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walters & Wolf Curtain Wall | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blythewood IGA #635 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Derecktor Maine LLC | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Montell Fabrication and Rebuild LLC | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R11 Morrisville VT | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R12 Chester NY | 26 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.