Materials recovery facilities (MRF) · Texas
Balcones Recycling- Dallas
Farmers Branch, TX · ~34 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Balcones Recycling- Dallas runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Materials recovery facilities (MRF) workplace, earning a grade D.
Balcones Recycling- Dallas: 4.4 TCR = 168% of Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Balcones Recycling- Dallas safety composite
Balcones Recycling- Dallas scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
−2.4
2020→2024
Balcones Recycling- Dallas injury rate improved
Balcones Recycling- Dallas's TCR fell 2.4 from 8.7 in 2020 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=8.7 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Farmers Branch, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 168% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #28/40
- PHOTO Technimark LLC - WEL…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Technimark LLC - WELLMARK (0.0 TCR gap)
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Balcones Recycling- Dallas in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Balcones Recycling- Dallas
4.4 TCR
- Technimark LLC
Technimark LLC - WELLMARK
4.4 TCR
- Columbus, Oh M
Columbus, Oh Material Recovery Facility
4.4 TCR
- S09564 - WM Re
S09564 - WM Recycling Palm Beach
4.4 TCR
- Goleta
Goleta
4.4 TCR
What this shows Balcones Recycling- Dallas averages 4.4 TCR (168% of the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS benchmark).
Balcones Recycling- Dallas TCR series: 2020=8.7 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 2.6
Where Balcones Recycling- Dallas falls in its industry
422 Materials recovery facilities establishmentsSafer than 41% 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 #28 safest of 40 Materials recovery facilities employers in Texas.
Balcones Recycling- Dallas has fewer 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 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · TX · Farmers Branch
422 Materials recovery facilities (MRF) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 94 employers in Farmers Branch, 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 | Technimark LLC - WELLMARK | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbus, Oh Material Recovery Facility | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S09564 - WM Recycling Palm Beach | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Goleta | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SOUTHWEST FEED YARD | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bartlett Cattle Company, L.P. - Tulia | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pineywoods | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TXP | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4818-48180056-2001 DIPLOMAT DR-WC | 1,065 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4818-TX02 | 920 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JMEG, LLC - DFW | 906 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CING10037820 | 701 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Applied Lithia Springs Distribution Center | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0103 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0701 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1078 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ashton Lewis Ruther Glen | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LaSalle County Highway Department | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Piggly Wiggly 185 | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NRC Environmental Services, Inc. - San Diego | 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.