Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Iowa
Universal Climate Control Inc.
Coralville, IA · ~54 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Climate Control Inc. runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Universal Climate Control Inc.: 4.4 TCR = 159% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Climate Control Inc. safety composite
Universal Climate Control Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
Universal Climate Control Inc.: 4.6 → 5.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 10.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.21× in 2024
Universal Climate Control Inc.'s TCR rose 0.7 from 4.6 in 2016 to 5.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Coralville, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 159% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #59/94
- PHOTO Main Office
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Main Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Climate Control Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Universal Climate Control Inc.
4.4 TCR
- Main Office
Main Office
4.4 TCR
- Binder Heating
Binder Heating
4.4 TCR
- K.C. Larson, I
K.C. Larson, Inc.
4.4 TCR
- Fazio Mechanic
Fazio Mechanical Services INC
4.4 TCR
What this shows Universal Climate Control Inc. averages 4.4 TCR (159% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Universal Climate Control Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=10.4 · 2019=5.4 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=4 · 2022=0 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Universal Climate Control Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #59 safest of 94 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Iowa.
Universal Climate Control 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 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · IA · Coralville
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 99 employers in Coralville, IA · 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 | Main Office | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Binder Heating | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | K.C. Larson, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fazio Mechanical Services INC | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Daybreak Foods Inc. - Graettinger | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Dodge Service Center | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie Creek Plant | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bettendorf Service Center | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IDT Coralville 1710 | 1,144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins Inc. (Coralville) | 751 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins - Coralville | 725 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. Corporate Headquarters | 635 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kodiak Pacific Construction | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 550 - Dump - Tempe | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eagle I. Electric, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Senior Supported Shared Living | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Palco Connector | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Casa Verde | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Molecular Imaging - Crystal Growth Facility | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GRB | 54 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.