Solid waste Collection · Colorado
5315W-Colorado Springs West
Colorado Springs, CO · ~75 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
5315W-Colorado Springs West runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Solid waste Collection workplace, earning a grade D.
5315W-Colorado Springs West: 4.3 TCR = 164% of Solid waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
5315W-Colorado Springs West safety composite
5315W-Colorado Springs West scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
5315W-Colorado Springs West: 2.0 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
5315W-Colorado Springs West's TCR rose 1.1 from 2.0 in 2022 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Colorado Springs, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 164% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #18/51
- PHOTO Republic Services of…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Republic Services of San Antonio, Allied Waste Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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5315W-Colorado Springs West in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
5315W-Colorado Springs West
4.3 TCR
- Republic Servi
Republic Services of San Antonio, Allied Waste Division
4.3 TCR
- S04217 - WM of
S04217 - WM of Southern Colorado - Colorado Springs
4.3 TCR
- Mid Valley Dis
Mid Valley Disposal, LLC - Kerman
4.3 TCR
- TC Recycling,
TC Recycling, LLC
4.3 TCR
What this shows 5315W-Colorado Springs West averages 4.3 TCR (164% of the Solid waste Collection BLS benchmark).
5315W-Colorado Springs West TCR series: 2022=2 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 2.6
Where 5315W-Colorado Springs West falls in its industry
2,322 Solid waste Collection establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 51 Solid waste Collection employers in Colorado.
5315W-Colorado Springs West has more employees than the Solid waste Collection median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · CO · Colorado Springs
2,322 Solid waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 832 employers in Colorado Springs, CO · 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 | Republic Services of San Antonio, Allied Waste Division | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04217 - WM of Southern Colorado - Colorado Springs | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid Valley Disposal, LLC - Kerman | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TC Recycling, LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Art C. Klein Construction, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tezak Heavy Equipment | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silver And Blue Concrete Inc | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Low Voltage Wiring Ltd dba LVW Electronics | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Colorado Hospital Memorial Central | 3,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DEN4 | 2,948 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Penrose Hospital | 2,841 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 05070001-050701 PENROSE HOSPITAL | 2,391 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pure Air Control Services | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hyatt Regency Santa Clara | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FDR Services Corp of Trenton | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 7589 - Garland TX - Sout | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AMG - Gasser & Sons LLC | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ag Processing Inc. | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nampa ID DI | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stearns Mfg | 75 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.