Garbage collection services · California
American Refuse, Inc
Wasco, CA · ~34 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Refuse, Inc runs at 393% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.
American Refuse, Inc: 10.2 TCR = 393% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Refuse, Inc safety composite
American Refuse, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% 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%).
TCR Δ
−75.1
2020→2024
American Refuse, Inc injury rate improved
American Refuse, Inc's TCR fell 75.1 from 80.1 in 2020 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 85.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=80.1 · 2021=85.7 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=19.0 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Wasco, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.2 · 393% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #176/247
- PHOTO Greenville Hauling O…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Greenville Hauling Operations and Transfer Station (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Refuse, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Montpelier Hau
Montpelier Hauling
10.3 TCR
- AWS-Delaware
AWS-Delaware
10.3 TCR
- This site
American Refuse, Inc
10.2 TCR
- Greenville Hau
Greenville Hauling Operations and Transfer Station
10.2 TCR
- Henderson Tran
Henderson Transfer Station
10.2 TCR
What this shows American Refuse, Inc averages 10.2 TCR (393% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
American Refuse, Inc TCR series: 2020=80.1 · 2021=85.7 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=19 · 2024=5 · BLS 2.6
Where American Refuse, Inc falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #176 safest of 247 Garbage collection services employers in California.
American Refuse, Inc has fewer employees than the Garbage collection services median and a higher 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 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 85.7 | 13.2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2020 | 80.1 | 44.1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · CA · Wasco
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 44 employers in Wasco, 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 | Greenville Hauling Operations and Transfer Station | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Henderson Transfer Station | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Montpelier Hauling | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AWS-Delaware | 10.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ardent Mills Yuba City | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Filice Farms, L.P. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alexander Ranch, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MFarms | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 179 | 1,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JERRY'S FLC, INC. | 770 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MOT | 661 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R.M.T. Contracting, Inc. | 505 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Holiday Wholesale, Inc. Warehouse | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wingra Ready-Mix Inc | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mary Wade Home | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Horizon Services - PA | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McCray Lumber - Edwardsville | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampshire Fire Protection District | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Solstice Senior Living at Point Defiance | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spellman High Voltage Electronics Valhalla | 34 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.