Materials recovery facilities (MRF) · Texas
Balcones Recycling- Austin
Austin, TX · ~150 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Balcones Recycling- Austin runs at 296% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Materials recovery facilities (MRF) workplace, earning a grade F.
Balcones Recycling- Austin: 7.7 TCR = 296% of Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Balcones Recycling- Austin safety composite
Balcones Recycling- Austin scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
−8.6
2020→2024
Balcones Recycling- Austin injury rate improved
Balcones Recycling- Austin's TCR fell 8.6 from 11.1 in 2020 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 12.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=11.1 · 2021=12.8 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Austin, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 296% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #37/40
- PHOTO Portland - Commerce St
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 48 inj
- SIZE ~150 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Portland - Commerce St (0.0 TCR gap)
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Balcones Recycling- Austin in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Balcones Recycling- Austin
7.7 TCR
- Portland - Com
Portland - Commerce St
7.7 TCR
- Indianapolis -
Indianapolis - 96th St
7.7 TCR
- Plastic Recycl
Plastic Recycling Inc.
7.6 TCR
- Dayton Materia
Dayton Material Recovery Facility
7.6 TCR
What this shows Balcones Recycling- Austin averages 7.7 TCR (296% of the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS benchmark).
Balcones Recycling- Austin TCR series: 2020=11.1 · 2021=12.8 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 2.6
Where Balcones Recycling- Austin falls in its industry
422 Materials recovery facilities establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 40 Materials recovery facilities employers in Texas.
Balcones Recycling- Austin has more employees than the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · TX · Austin
422 Materials recovery facilities (MRF) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 1,645 employers in Austin, TX · 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 | Portland - Commerce St | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Indianapolis - 96th St | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plastic Recycling Inc. | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dayton Material Recovery Facility | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Coldwater Dairy | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Champion Home Builders Mansfield | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vulcan Materials Company - DMG Paving & Grading | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ramco Erectors Inc | 150 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ensign Services | 11,325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NA-US-TX-Austin-Giga Texas | 8,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-Loc: CORP LOC - US Austin | 6,911 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-CORP LOC - USA UNITED STATES - AST | 5,272 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fareway Stores, Inc. 648 Ottumwa | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Masterpiece Transportation Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flint Group Packaging Inks North America Corporation | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0357 - Albuquerque Lomas | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 0049 | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 0075 | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 0092 | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mammoth Electric, Inc. | 150 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.