Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · California

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc

El Cajon, CA · ~27 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
3.5
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc runs at 125% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc: 3.5 TCR = 125% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc safety composite

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).

C

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% 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

−5.2

2018→2024

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc injury rate improved

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc's TCR fell 5.2 from 5.2 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 19.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=5.2 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=19.3 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · El Cajon, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 125% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #274/594
  • PHOTO Climate Pros Stockton
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~27 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Climate Pros Stockton (0.0 TCR gap)

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Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc averages 3.5 TCR (125% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc TCR series: 2018=5.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=19.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc falls in its industry

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishments

Safer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #274 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc (27 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc
Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc (27 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Strang Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc has fewer employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin 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
2024 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 19.3 0.0 4 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 5.2 0.0 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · CA · El Cajon

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 · 236 employers in El Cajon, 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 Climate Pros Stockton 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR General Refrigeration Company - North Carolina 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Evans Plumbing, INC 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Guideline Mechanical, Inc 3.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE HQ 27 FTE
STATE-SIZE Medeiros Farms Vineyards 27 FTE
STATE-SIZE SAND RANCH 27 FTE
STATE-SIZE San Bernabe Vineyards 27 FTE
CITY-NEAR SOUTHERN REGION : SDU 1,176 FTE
CITY-NEAR California Department of Transportation Facility 370 1,148 FTE
CITY-NEAR GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics 1,059 FTE
CITY-NEAR GKN Aerospace Chem Tronics 938 FTE
NAT-TCR Shelor Motor Mile Inc 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR F & C Inc 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Plumbers Supply Co - Lexington 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Nexton Elementary School 3.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Bitter & Twisted 27 FTE
NAT-SIZE 685 Industrial Drive 27 FTE
NAT-SIZE 230022 - Beavercreek Store 27 FTE
NAT-SIZE 230020 - Troy Store 27 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.