Materials recovery facilities (MRF) · Massachusetts
Casella Recycle - Boston
Boston, MA · ~143 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Casella Recycle - Boston runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Materials recovery facilities (MRF) workplace, earning a grade B.
Casella Recycle - Boston: 1.4 TCR = 55% of Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Casella Recycle - Boston safety composite
Casella Recycle - Boston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Casella Recycle - Boston: 1.1 → 2.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.58× in 2024
Casella Recycle - Boston's TCR rose 1.2 from 1.1 in 2020 to 2.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Boston, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.4 · 55% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #1/9
- PHOTO Tervita Texas Office…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~143 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tervita Texas Office & TX, LA and Arkansas Field Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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Casella Recycle - Boston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Columbia Sonoc
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255
1.5 TCR
- This site
Casella Recycle - Boston
1.4 TCR
- Tervita Texas
Tervita Texas Office & TX, LA and Arkansas Field Operations
1.4 TCR
- Tervita NE Sho
Tervita NE Shop, Office & Operations
1.4 TCR
- S08610 - WMRA
S08610 - WMRA Capitol MRF
1.4 TCR
What this shows Casella Recycle - Boston averages 1.4 TCR (55% of the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS benchmark).
Casella Recycle - Boston TCR series: 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 2.6
Where Casella Recycle - Boston falls in its industry
422 Materials recovery facilities establishmentsSafer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 9 Materials recovery facilities employers in Massachusetts.
Casella Recycle - Boston has more employees than the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) median and a lower 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 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · MA · Boston
422 Materials recovery facilities (MRF) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 577 employers in Boston, MA · 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 | Tervita Texas Office & TX, LA and Arkansas Field Operations | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tervita NE Shop, Office & Operations | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S08610 - WMRA Capitol MRF | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Southborough Gas | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NIC+ZOE | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHICOPEE | 143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Massachusetts General Hospital | 26,855 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Women's Hospital | 19,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Womens Hospital | 19,004 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham & Women's Hospital | 18,260 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Triton Middle School | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Overhead Door Company of Central Virginia | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Cypress Station | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carolina Livery Service | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Little Flower Manor | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Weidner Plumbing and Heating Company | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UH Cancer Center | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Desert Fire Protection, LP | 143 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.