HVAC and Plumbing contractor · North Dakota
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC
West Fargo, ND · ~37 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC runs at 262% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical HVAC and Plumbing contractor workplace, earning a grade F.
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC: 7.3 TCR = 262% of HVAC and Plumbing contractor BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC safety composite
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC: 3.7 → 7.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 10.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC's TCR rose 3.4 from 3.7 in 2021 to 7.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · West Fargo, ND ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 262% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #27/36
- PHOTO Weber Refrigeration …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Weber Refrigeration & Heating Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Service Mechanical, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC
7.3 TCR
- Weber Refriger
Weber Refrigeration & Heating Inc.
7.3 TCR
- Newgaard Mecha
Newgaard Mechanical, Inc.
7.3 TCR
- Central Mechan
Central Mechanical Systems
7.3 TCR
- Climate Pros
Climate Pros Atlanta
7.3 TCR
What this shows Valley Service Mechanical, LLC averages 7.3 TCR (262% of the HVAC and Plumbing contractor BLS benchmark).
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC TCR series: 2021=3.7 · 2022=10.9 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Valley Service Mechanical, LLC falls in its industry
5,793 HVAC and Plumbing contractor establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to North Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 36 HVAC and Plumbing contractor employers in North Dakota.
Valley Service Mechanical, LLC has fewer employees than the HVAC and Plumbing contractor 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 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · ND · West Fargo
5,793 HVAC and Plumbing contractor employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,696 rated employers in North Dakota with headcount on file · 89 employers in West Fargo, ND · 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 | Weber Refrigeration & Heating Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newgaard Mechanical, Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Mechanical Systems | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Climate Pros Atlanta | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Right Temp Mechanical, Inc. | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DRCM, LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sund Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dickinson Store | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wanzek Construction | 685 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marvin Windows and Doors North - West Fargo | 366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | E. W. Wylie Corporate Office | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marvin Windows and Doors South - West Fargo | 255 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Freedom Pointe at The Villages | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Excavation | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4M Milwaukee | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Resource and Crisis Center | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nagel Paper- Georgia | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S11112 - Lafayette Transport | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OMNI IPW Warehouse | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 14 - Portage Lakes | 37 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.