Materials recovery facilities (MRF) · Massachusetts
Casella Recycling Auburn
Auburn, MA · ~100 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Casella Recycling Auburn runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Materials recovery facilities (MRF) workplace, earning a grade D.
Casella Recycling Auburn: 4.3 TCR = 167% of Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Casella Recycling Auburn safety composite
Casella Recycling Auburn scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.7
2020→2024
Casella Recycling Auburn injury rate improved
Casella Recycling Auburn's TCR fell 2.7 from 5.9 in 2020 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=5.9 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Auburn, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 167% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #8/9
- PHOTO van der Linde Recycl…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: van der Linde Recycling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Casella Recycling Auburn in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Casella Recycling Auburn
4.3 TCR
- van der Linde
van der Linde Recycling
4.3 TCR
- MBL Recycling
MBL Recycling
4.3 TCR
- TAM Recycling,
TAM Recycling, LLC
4.3 TCR
- S06563 - Davis
S06563 - Davis St MRF
4.3 TCR
What this shows Casella Recycling Auburn averages 4.3 TCR (167% of the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS benchmark).
Casella Recycling Auburn TCR series: 2020=5.9 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 2.6
Where Casella Recycling Auburn falls in its industry
422 Materials recovery facilities establishmentsSafer than 41% 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 #8 safest of 9 Materials recovery facilities employers in Massachusetts.
Casella Recycling Auburn has more employees than the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) median and a higher 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 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · MA · Auburn
422 Materials recovery facilities (MRF) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 78 employers in Auburn, 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 | van der Linde Recycling | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MBL Recycling | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TAM Recycling, LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S06563 - Davis St MRF | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Patriot Care Corp | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worcester Air Conditioning | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Notch Mechanical Constructors | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stavis Seafoods Fresh Center | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maestro-Connections VNA | 1,002 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R.H. White Companies | 563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R.H. White Construction | 444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Auburn Location #10 | 245 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Maple Press Company | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Electrical Consulting Services, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2063 - Naples North | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0313 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Springs at Lancaster Village | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KW International Inc. (2800-Irving-TX) | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Tier Express, Inc. | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Code Electric, Inc. | 100 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.