Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors · California
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc.
Gardena, CA · ~162 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc.: 1.6 TCR = 55% of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. safety composite
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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%).
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. held a steady TCR band
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc.'s TCR held near 0.2 from 0.8 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.8 · 2017=2.0 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=3.0 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Gardena, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 55% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #119/594
- PHOTO Hiller Pensacola
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~162 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hiller Pensacola (0.0 TCR gap)
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Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc.
1.6 TCR
- Hiller Pensaco
Hiller Pensacola
1.6 TCR
- Combustion Ser
Combustion Services & Equipment Company
1.6 TCR
- Rabine Mechani
Rabine Mechanical Sysytems
1.6 TCR
- Industrial Ste
Industrial Steel & Boiler Services, Inc.
1.6 TCR
What this shows Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. averages 1.6 TCR (55% of the Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors BLS benchmark).
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. TCR series: 2016=0.8 · 2017=2 · 2018=2 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=3 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1 · BLS 2.8
Where Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-c establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #119 safest of 594 Heating, ventilation and air-c employers in California.
Xcel Mechanical Systems Inc. has more employees than the Heating, ventilation and air-conditionin median and a lower 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Gardena
5,793 Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 223 employers in Gardena, CA · 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 | Hiller Pensacola | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Combustion Services & Equipment Company | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rabine Mechanical Sysytems | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Industrial Steel & Boiler Services, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Shippers | Reedley Packinghouse | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M and R Company | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alsco Geyer Irrigation, Inc. | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar - San Diego | 162 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 602 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-030 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GARDENA HUB (CAGAR) | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGAR - GARDENA HUB | 794 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Guion Terminal | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roanoke | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Suffolk Plant | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pike South Carolina Statewide Operations | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Shepherd Chemical Company | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holiday Inn & Suites Downtown Duluth | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lumite Inc. | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WCAT Tulsa | 162 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.