Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · South Carolina
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC
Pawleys Island, SC · ~24 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC runs at 370% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC: 10.4 TCR = 370% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC safety composite
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC: 4.1 → 12.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 19.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.18× in 2023
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC's TCR rose 8.2 from 4.1 in 2017 to 12.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 19.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Pawleys Island, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.4 · 370% of ind
- DART 12.2 DART
- RANK #51/54
- PHOTO Alliance Mechanical E
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alliance Mechanical E (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC
10.4 TCR
- Alliance Mecha
Alliance Mechanical E
10.4 TCR
- Applewood Plum
Applewood Plumbing, Heating, & Electric
10.4 TCR
- Varsity Plumbi
Varsity Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
10.3 TCR
- PLUMBING AND H
PLUMBING AND HVAC
10.3 TCR
What this shows Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC averages 10.4 TCR (370% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC TCR series: 2017=4.1 · 2020=11.1 · 2021=19.2 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=12.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c 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 #51 safest of 54 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in South Carolina.
Waccamaw Heating & Cooling, LLC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · SC · Pawleys Island
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 15 employers in Pawleys Island, 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 | Alliance Mechanical E | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Varsity Plumbing and Heating, Inc. | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PLUMBING AND HVAC | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Applewood Plumbing, Heating, & Electric | 10.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ISE Newberry Silverstreet Processing | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Timberlands | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aiken Substation/Transmission | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meter Lab (Columbia) | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Lakes at Litchfield | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Store 1478 | 146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowes Foods #259 | 95 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 02859 - STORE # 2859 PAWLEYS ISLAND | 76 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Integrated Wood Components inc. | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yoshino America Corporation | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZZ Galvanizing - Minneapolis | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PHA - Roosevelt Homes, Management, Maintenance | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Interlube Corporation Inc | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Colorado Paint Company II, LLC | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | dba Gross Heating Inc | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Winsupply Vista Ca Co 342 | 24 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.