Rubbish collection services · Michigan
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI · ~67 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rubbish collection services workplace, earning a grade F.
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo: 6.1 TCR = 235% of Rubbish collection services BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo safety composite
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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)
- D 6.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% 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
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo: 6.2 → 8.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 11.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.36× in 2024
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo's TCR rose 2.8 from 6.2 in 2016 to 8.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.1 · 235% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #47/80
- PHOTO Waste Services of Ke…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Waste Services of Kentucky (0.0 TCR gap)
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Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo
6.1 TCR
- Waste Services
Waste Services of Kentucky
6.1 TCR
- Polk County
Polk County
6.1 TCR
- BFI Waste Serv
BFI Waste Services of PA
6.1 TCR
- S03810 - Telfo
S03810 - Telford Hauling
6.1 TCR
What this shows Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo averages 6.1 TCR (235% of the Rubbish collection services BLS benchmark).
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=11.7 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=8.9 · BLS 2.6
Where Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo falls in its industry
2,322 Rubbish collection services establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 80 Rubbish collection services employers in Michigan.
Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo has more employees than the Rubbish 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 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · MI · Kalamazoo
2,322 Rubbish collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, MI · 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 | Waste Services of Kentucky | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polk County | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BFI Waste Services of PA | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S03810 - Telford Hauling | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cadillac SC | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CS Erickson | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hamilton Contracting LLC | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Leading Edge - Wyoming | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lehigh Valley Distribution Center | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shands at Vista | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnson Welded Product, LLC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unverferth Manufacturing- Kalida Division | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Burt Lumber | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grady Electric Membership Corporation | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crown Lift Trucks New Jersey | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lezzer Truss | 67 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.