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

WCA Group, LLC Columbus

Worthington, OH · ~48 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
11.4
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

WCA Group, LLC Columbus runs at 406% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.

WCA Group, LLC Columbus: 11.4 TCR = 406% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

WCA Group, LLC Columbus safety composite

WCA Group, LLC Columbus 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).

F

17/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 11.36 per 100 workers

Safer than 7% of industry peers

DART rate
F 12.27 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

−66.0

2021→2024

WCA Group, LLC Columbus injury rate improved

WCA Group, LLC Columbus's TCR fell 66.0 from 80.3 in 2021 to 14.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 80.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=80.3 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=11.8 · 2024=14.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Worthington, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 11.4 · 406% of ind

  • DART 12.3 DART
  • RANK #297/300
  • PHOTO Plumbing Concepts, I…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 17 inj
  • SIZE ~48 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Plumbing Concepts, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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WCA Group, LLC Columbus in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows WCA Group, LLC Columbus averages 11.4 TCR (406% 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

WCA Group, LLC Columbus TCR series: 2021=80.3 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=11.8 · 2024=14.3 · BLS 2.8

Where WCA Group, LLC Columbus falls in its industry

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishments

Safer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #297 safest of 300 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in Ohio.

WCA Group, LLC Columbus (48 employees, TCR 11.4) 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 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate WCA Group, LLC Columbus
WCA Group, LLC Columbus (48 employees, TCR 11.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

WCA Group, LLC Columbus 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
2024 14.3 12.3 7 0 0
2023 11.8 5.9 6 0 0
2022 7.9 7.9 3 0 0
2021 80.3 80.3 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · OH · Worthington

5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 42 employers in Worthington, OH · 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 Plumbing Concepts, Inc. 11.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR R & J Ertel, Inc. 11.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR FM Sheet Metal 11.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR F&W Mechanical and Plumbing LLC 11.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Ohio Heavy Equipment Leasing, LLC 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Butler Rural Electric Cooperative 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE CenterPoint Energy - Dayton West 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE US Bronco Services, Inc 48 FTE
CITY-NEAR I am Boundless Inc. 2,162 FTE
CITY-NEAR MedVet Columbus 371 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hyperion Worthington 356 FTE
CITY-NEAR Headquarters and Worthington Travel Store 294 FTE
NAT-TCR Bend Seventh Mountain 11.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Amazon.com Services LLC - DPX8 11.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Life Care Center of Kirkland 11.4 TCR
NAT-TCR 2092 - Deerfield Beach Hillsboro Blvd 11.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Alta Enterprises LLC- Syracuse 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Tree House Brewing, Sandwich 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE JBN 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE JLL Moderna Norwood 48 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.