Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · Kansas
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc.
Lenexa, KS · ~14 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc. runs at 629% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc.: 17.6 TCR = 629% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc. safety composite
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc.: 22.2 → 25.8 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 27.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2021
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.6 from 22.2 in 2017 to 25.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 27.9 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Lenexa, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.6 · 629% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #53/53
- PHOTO Total Comfort Soluti…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~14 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Total Comfort Solutions, LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Grand Lake Plu
Grand Lake Plumbing Co
17.7 TCR
- Automated Comf
Automated Comfort Controls Inc
17.7 TCR
- This site
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc.
17.6 TCR
- Total Comfort
Total Comfort Solutions, LLC
17.5 TCR
- CJS Plumbing,
CJS Plumbing, Inc.
17.5 TCR
What this shows VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc. averages 17.6 TCR (629% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc. TCR series: 2017=22.2 · 2018=7 · 2019=27.9 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=25.8 · BLS 2.8
Where VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #53 safest of 53 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Kansas.
VHC Van Hoecke Contracting, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27.9 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22.2 | 14.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · KS · Lenexa
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 319 employers in Lenexa, KS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Total Comfort Solutions, LLC | 17.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CJS Plumbing, Inc. | 17.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grand Lake Plumbing Co | 17.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Automated Comfort Controls Inc | 17.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vigen Construction- Sterling, KS | 14 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | APAC KS Inc., Shears Division - Heavy Highway 4284 | 14 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | APAC KS Inc., Shears Division - Heavy Highway 4203 | 14 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kansas City 108 | 14 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RailCrew Xpress | 3,169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LENEXA (KSLEN) | 2,266 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KSLEN - LENEXA | 2,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kiewit Corporation_9401 Renner Boulevard | 1,653 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Milan Health Care Center | 17.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hinz Trucking, Inc. | 17.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Shores of Sheboygan | 17.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westminster Police Department | 17.6 TCR |
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.