Garbage collection services · California
Buena Park - EDCO
Buena Park, CA · ~52 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buena Park - EDCO runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.
Buena Park - EDCO: 5.1 TCR = 195% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buena Park - EDCO safety composite
Buena Park - EDCO scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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 5.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
Buena Park - EDCO: 6.3 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 9.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2024
Buena Park - EDCO's TCR rose 0.6 from 6.3 in 2017 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Buena Park, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 195% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #93/247
- PHOTO Republic Services Me…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Republic Services Melrose Park (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buena Park - EDCO in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Buena Park - EDCO
5.1 TCR
- Republic Servi
Republic Services Melrose Park
5.1 TCR
- S04052 - WM of
S04052 - WM of Acadiana - Lafayette
5.1 TCR
- S04201 - WM of
S04201 - WM of Utah - Orem
5.1 TCR
- Stericycle - M
Stericycle - Maumelle,AR
5.1 TCR
What this shows Buena Park - EDCO averages 5.1 TCR (195% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Buena Park - EDCO TCR series: 2017=6.3 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 2.6
Where Buena Park - EDCO falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #93 safest of 247 Garbage collection services employers in California.
Buena Park - EDCO has fewer employees than the Garbage 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 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · CA · Buena Park
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 112 employers in Buena Park, CA · 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 | Republic Services Melrose Park | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04052 - WM of Acadiana - Lafayette | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04201 - WM of Utah - Orem | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stericycle - Maumelle,AR | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Phil Foster Ranch | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oceano Packing Company | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Ivanhoe | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brassfield Estate Vineyard | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon Transportation Services : LAX5 | 1,220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-041 | 910 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - LAX5 | 898 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BUENA PARK CA | 831 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Earthbox Inn & Spa | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carlisle Naples | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Specialty Coating Systems Amherst | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Burlington County Special Svcs | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mertz | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Magpro LLC | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sheehy Construction Company | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lindenmeyr Hanover | 52 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.