HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · Ohio
Speer Mechanical
Columbus, OH · ~165 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Speer Mechanical runs at 179% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Speer Mechanical: 5.0 TCR = 179% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Speer Mechanical safety composite
Speer Mechanical scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−5.0
2016→2023
Speer Mechanical injury rate improved
Speer Mechanical's TCR fell 5.0 from 7.7 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.7 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Columbus, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 179% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #237/300
- PHOTO Kaiser Air Condition…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 68 inj
- SIZE ~165 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal (0.0 TCR gap)
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Speer Mechanical in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Speer Mechanical
5 TCR
- Kaiser Air Con
Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal
5 TCR
- A. Durer, Inc
A. Durer, Inc
5 TCR
- Symons Fire Pr
Symons Fire Protection
5 TCR
- Production Plu
Production Plus Plumbing, Inc
5 TCR
What this shows Speer Mechanical averages 5.0 TCR (179% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).
Speer Mechanical TCR series: 2016=7.7 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=5 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=4 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=2.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Speer Mechanical falls in its industry
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #237 safest of 300 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in Ohio.
Speer Mechanical has more employees than the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-condi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · OH · Columbus
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, OH · 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 | Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A. Durer, Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Symons Fire Protection | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Production Plus Plumbing, Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Robertson Construction | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Terrace Construction | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Shelly Company - NW Division Constructions and Operations | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mechanical Systems of Dayton Inc. | 165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital | 13,367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus | 10,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 9,759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 | 5,057 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Steele Family | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kaiser Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-States Aluminum | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mayo Construction | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Applied Felts, Inc. | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Phoenix EMS | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Neat Companies | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Felt Co North Augusta | 165 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.