Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid · Michigan
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet
Watervliet, MI · ~60 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid workplace, earning a grade F.
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet: 5.7 TCR = 220% of Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet safety composite
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
−10.0
2016→2024
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet injury rate improved
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet's TCR fell 10.0 from 10.5 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.5 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=8.0 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Watervliet, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.7 · 220% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #41/80
- PHOTO Hardin County Operat…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hardin County Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet
5.7 TCR
- Hardin County
Hardin County Operations
5.7 TCR
- S02916 - Johns
S02916 - Johnstown Hauling
5.7 TCR
- Conwaste Recog
Conwaste Recogido Mayaguez
5.7 TCR
- Repulic Servic
Repulic Services of Raleigh 4939
5.7 TCR
What this shows Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet averages 5.7 TCR (220% of the Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid BLS benchmark).
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet TCR series: 2016=10.5 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=8 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 2.6
Where Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet falls in its industry
2,322 Waste hauling, local, nonhazar establishmentsSafer than 43% 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 #41 safest of 80 Waste hauling, local, nonhazar employers in Michigan.
Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet has more employees than the Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid 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 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · MI · Watervliet
2,322 Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 5 employers in Watervliet, 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 | Hardin County Operations | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S02916 - Johnstown Hauling | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Conwaste Recogido Mayaguez | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Repulic Services of Raleigh 4939 | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Konos DBA Vande Bunte Eggs | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marquette Board of Light & Power | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hamilton SC | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VanDam & Krusinga Building and Restoration | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lane Automotive, Inc. | 342 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Community Hospital Watervliet | 223 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Hospital - Watervliet | 183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | orchard hill sanitary landfill | 19 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jasper Rubber Products | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | XAE | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orangeburg - Compound Plant | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edgerton, Kansas | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Roosevelt Medical Center | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New London Homeless Hospitality Center | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cooper Generating Station | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 201 Santa Fe Drive | 60 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.