Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid · Indiana
Best Way Disposal
Indianapolis, IN · ~82 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Best Way Disposal runs at 298% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid workplace, earning a grade F.
Best Way Disposal: 7.8 TCR = 298% of Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Best Way Disposal safety composite
Best Way Disposal scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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
−4.4
2017→2024
Best Way Disposal injury rate improved
Best Way Disposal's TCR fell 4.4 from 13.0 in 2017 to 8.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 15.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.0 · 2018=15.6 · 2019=7.0 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=8.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Indianapolis, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 298% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #51/71
- PHOTO Greenville
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~82 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Greenville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Best Way Disposal in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Best Way Disposal
7.8 TCR
- Greenville
Greenville
7.8 TCR
- LRS - New Berl
LRS - New Berlin
7.8 TCR
- West Contra Co
West Contra Costa Sanitary LF/Golden Bear TS
7.8 TCR
- Pine Tree Wast
Pine Tree Waste Fairfield
7.8 TCR
What this shows Best Way Disposal averages 7.8 TCR (298% of the Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid BLS benchmark).
Best Way Disposal TCR series: 2017=13 · 2018=15.6 · 2019=7 · 2020=5 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=8.7 · BLS 2.6
Where Best Way Disposal falls in its industry
2,322 Waste collection services, non establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #51 safest of 71 Waste collection services, non employers in Indiana.
Best Way Disposal has more employees than the Waste collection services, nonhazardous 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 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.6 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IN · Indianapolis
2,322 Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 2,074 employers in Indianapolis, IN · 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 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LRS - New Berlin | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | West Contra Costa Sanitary LF/Golden Bear TS | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pine Tree Waste Fairfield | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunny Side Farms | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TK Elevator Indianapolis | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ICC Floors | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allliance Sheets LLC | 82 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indiana University Health, Inc | 7,874 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Methodist Hospital | 6,862 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eli Lilly - Lilly Corp Center | 6,482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lilly Technology Center | 6,472 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 443023-Amsterdam | NY | 443023 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Conklin Office Services | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 583007-Lakeside | WI | DYL-340 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LSG Sky Chefs Inc | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Maple Leaf Services Inc | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J&M Products | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-Continental Restoration Co., Inc. Fort Worth Texas | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Farm and Fleet of Rockford | 82 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.