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

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors

El Cajon, CA · ~415 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.8
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors 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.

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors: 0.8 TCR = 29% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors safety composite

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors 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).

C

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 0.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 91% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.07 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% 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

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors: 0.6 → 1.1 TCR

Peak year 2023 @ 1.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.32× in 2023

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors's TCR rose 0.5 from 0.6 in 2022 to 1.1 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · El Cajon, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 29% of ind

  • DART 1.1 DART
  • RANK #38/594
  • PHOTO Power Process Piping
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~415 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Power Process Piping (0.0 TCR gap)

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University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors averages 0.8 TCR (29% 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

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors TCR series: 2022=0.6 · 2023=1.1 · BLS 2.8

Where University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors falls in its industry

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishments

Safer than 91% 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 #38 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors (415 employees, TCR 0.8) 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 0100200300400500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors
University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors (415 employees, TCR 0.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors 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
2023 1.1 1.1 4 0 0
2022 0.6 0.3 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 Power Process Piping 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR 129004 - CFS Job Cost Des Moines 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Climate Pros Texas Valley 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Louisiana CSI, LLC 0.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Rio Farms 415 FTE
STATE-SIZE Vineyard Management 415 FTE
STATE-SIZE RCP-SALINAS 415 FTE
STATE-SIZE BD Biosciences 415 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 MDC Interior Solutions 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR To2 - Treasurer 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Ace Electric Inc. Corporate 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Quest Division of TSI 0.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE BT Beltsville 415 FTE
NAT-SIZE Par Sterile Products LLC 415 FTE
NAT-SIZE Tigerpoly Mfg., Inc. 415 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fortune Bay Resort Casino 415 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: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.