Garbage collection services · New York
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads
Elmira, NY · ~39 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads: 4.9 TCR = 187% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads safety composite
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 64% 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−2.5
2016→2024
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads injury rate improved
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads's TCR fell 2.5 from 4.5 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 10.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=10.8 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Elmira, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 187% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #35/73
- PHOTO Earth Enterprises In…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Earth Enterprises Inc dba Waste-Not Recycling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Casella Waste Services, Horseheads in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads
4.9 TCR
- Earth Enterpri
Earth Enterprises Inc dba Waste-Not Recycling
4.9 TCR
- C&S Waste Solu
C&S Waste Solutions of Lassen County, LLC
4.9 TCR
- County Waste
County Waste LLC 3
4.9 TCR
- Northbrook - L
Northbrook - LRS
4.9 TCR
What this shows Casella Waste Services, Horseheads averages 4.9 TCR (187% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads TCR series: 2016=4.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=0 · 2020=10.8 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=2 · 2024=2 · BLS 2.6
Where Casella Waste Services, Horseheads falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 73 Garbage collection services employers in New York.
Casella Waste Services, Horseheads has fewer employees than the Garbage collection services median and a lower 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · NY · Elmira
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 88 employers in Elmira, NY · 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 | Earth Enterprises Inc dba Waste-Not Recycling | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C&S Waste Solutions of Lassen County, LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | County Waste LLC 3 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northbrook - LRS | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Woody Hill Farms, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bergen Farms LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aurora - Oakwood Dairy, LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MN8 Energy LLC - New York Office | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arnot Ogden Medical Center | 2,497 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Arc of Chemung-Schuyler | 556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph's Hospital | 424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DePuy Synthes Horseheads | 388 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PSC Industries - Indianapolis | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Watson McDaniel Company | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NMO | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meredith | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Weber Refrigeration & Heating Inc. | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Durham Division | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FGG Herndon | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NRG Joliet Generating Station | 39 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.