HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · South Carolina
Tuck & Howell Inc.
Duncan, SC · ~35 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tuck & Howell Inc. runs at 379% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Tuck & Howell Inc.: 10.6 TCR = 379% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tuck & Howell Inc. safety composite
Tuck & Howell Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
Tuck & Howell Inc.: 8.7 → 12.3 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 15.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.87× in 2022
Tuck & Howell Inc.'s TCR rose 3.6 from 8.7 in 2018 to 12.3 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2019 at 15.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Duncan, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.6 · 379% of ind
- DART 9.2 DART
- RANK #52/54
- PHOTO Dependable Heating &…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dependable Heating & Air Conditioning (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tuck & Howell Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tuck & Howell Inc.
10.6 TCR
- Dependable Hea
Dependable Heating & Air Conditioning
10.6 TCR
- Benedict Refri
Benedict Refrigeration Service
10.6 TCR
- Sentra-Sota Sh
Sentra-Sota Sheet Metal Inc
10.6 TCR
- cronier air co
cronier air conditioning, llc
10.6 TCR
What this shows Tuck & Howell Inc. averages 10.6 TCR (379% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).
Tuck & Howell Inc. TCR series: 2018=8.7 · 2019=15.5 · 2021=6 · 2022=12.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Tuck & Howell Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #52 safest of 54 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in South Carolina.
Tuck & Howell Inc. has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.5 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · SC · Duncan
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 104 employers in Duncan, SC · 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 | Dependable Heating & Air Conditioning | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Benedict Refrigeration Service | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sentra-Sota Sheet Metal Inc | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | cronier air conditioning, llc | 10.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Conway Service Center and Warehouse | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FLORENCE DISTRICT OFFICE | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Delivery Operations (Charleston) | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Darlington County Water & Sewer Authority | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Draexlmaier Automotive | 981 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lear Corporation - Duncan | 550 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fehrer Automotive SC, LLC | 521 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Roechling Automotive / Duncan | 393 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sullivan County Community Hospital | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jaeger USA, Inc. | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG415 | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodlands Senior Living of Waterville LLC | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rommel Electric Company | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Energy Industries - Vancouver | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Producers Supply Co. Inc | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S02903 - Okeechobee Landfill | 35 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.