HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors · Virginia
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP
Hopewell, VA · ~28 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP runs at 455% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP: 12.7 TCR = 455% of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP safety composite
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.18 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.1
2023→2024
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP injury rate improved
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP's TCR fell 1.1 from 13.3 in 2023 to 12.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=13.3 · 2024=12.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Hopewell, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.7 · 455% of ind
- DART 12.2 DART
- RANK #150/152
- PHOTO Swick Plumbing and H…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Swick Plumbing and Heating (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Thermocool
Thermocool
12.8 TCR
- This site
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP
12.7 TCR
- Swick Plumbing
Swick Plumbing and Heating
12.7 TCR
- JACK LEHR HEAT
JACK LEHR HEATING COOLING AND ELECTRIC
12.7 TCR
- Good Plumbing,
Good Plumbing, Heating, A/C, Inc.
12.7 TCR
What this shows Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP averages 12.7 TCR (455% of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors BLS benchmark).
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP TCR series: 2023=13.3 · 2024=12.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP falls in its industry
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #150 safest of 152 HVAC (heating, ventilation and employers in Virginia.
Waco, Inc - Hopewell WTP has fewer employees than the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-condi 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 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · VA · Hopewell
5,793 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 41 employers in Hopewell, VA · 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 | Swick Plumbing and Heating | 12.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JACK LEHR HEATING COOLING AND ELECTRIC | 12.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Good Plumbing, Heating, A/C, Inc. | 12.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thermocool | 12.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WDC Greenhouse LLC | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mobjack Nurseries, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Panda Stonewall, LLC | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CREDIT UNION OPERATIONS - BOULDERS | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hopewell VA12 | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TriCities Hospital | 568 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Randolph Medical Center | 409 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4505 Hopewell Mill | 304 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Txden - Denton | 12.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Patwn - East Zone Regional Hub | 12.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 232 San Diego | 12.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Columbia | 12.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carter Lumber 388 | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LVAH Homes LLC | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H&K Perforating LLC Chicago | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbus Auto Shredding | 28 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.