Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · California
Southland Industries Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA · ~171 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southland Industries Garden Grove runs at 29% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade A.
Southland Industries Garden Grove: 0.8 TCR = 29% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southland Industries Garden Grove safety composite
Southland Industries Garden Grove scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 91% 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
Southland Industries Garden Grove held a steady TCR band
Southland Industries Garden Grove's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.4 in 2019 to 0.7 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=0.4 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Garden Grove, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 29% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #37/594
- PHOTO DePue Mechanical, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~171 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DePue Mechanical, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southland Industries Garden Grove in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southland Industries Garden Grove
0.8 TCR
- DePue Mechanic
DePue Mechanical, Inc.
0.8 TCR
- International
International Mechanical Services, Inc.
0.8 TCR
- Cayce Company,
Cayce Company, Inc.
0.8 TCR
- Star Service,
Star Service, Inc.
0.8 TCR
What this shows Southland Industries Garden Grove averages 0.8 TCR (29% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Southland Industries Garden Grove TCR series: 2019=0.4 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Southland Industries Garden Grove falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 91% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.
Southland Industries Garden Grove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Garden Grove
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 145 employers in Garden Grove, 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 | DePue Mechanical, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | International Mechanical Services, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cayce Company, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Star Service, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MACHADO FARM SERVICES, LLC | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amalur, LLC | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ocean Mist Farms-Castroville | 171 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Colinas Farming Company | 171 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southland Industries | 6,124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City Hall | 677 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Wolf Lodge | 649 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | King Janitorial Equipment Services | 645 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 44975 - Raleigh Fac. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Phoenix Products, LLC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dakota Gasification Company - BSL | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DeKalb, IL - CN1 | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Fountains at Washington House | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Victory Blvd Service Ctr | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6458-ZCED | 171 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6458-ZNWL | 171 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.