Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid · Texas
Central Texas Refuse
Austin, TX · ~86 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Central Texas Refuse runs at 257% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid workplace, earning a grade F.
Central Texas Refuse: 6.7 TCR = 257% of Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Central Texas Refuse safety composite
Central Texas Refuse scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
Central Texas Refuse: 4.8 → 11.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 11.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.71× in 2022
Central Texas Refuse's TCR rose 6.6 from 4.8 in 2016 to 11.4 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Austin, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 257% of ind
- DART 11.4 DART
- RANK #98/117
- PHOTO S03507 - Southern We…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 42 inj
- SIZE ~86 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S03507 - Southern West Virginia Hauling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Central Texas Refuse in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Central Texas Refuse
6.7 TCR
- S03507 - South
S03507 - Southern West Virginia Hauling
6.7 TCR
- 301 - Hilton H
301 - Hilton Head
6.7 TCR
- S04290 - Camp
S04290 - Camp Hill
6.7 TCR
- Waste Connecti
Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.
6.7 TCR
What this shows Central Texas Refuse averages 6.7 TCR (257% of the Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid BLS benchmark).
Central Texas Refuse TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=11.4 · BLS 2.6
Where Central Texas Refuse falls in its industry
2,322 Waste collection services, non establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #98 safest of 117 Waste collection services, non employers in Texas.
Central Texas Refuse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · TX · Austin
2,322 Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 1,645 employers in Austin, TX · 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 | S03507 - Southern West Virginia Hauling | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 301 - Hilton Head | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04290 - Camp Hill | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Village Farms, Permian Basin | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cal-Maine Food, Inc.- Klesel Complex | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sundown Tubing Testing | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | San Antonio Division | 86 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ensign Services | 11,325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NA-US-TX-Austin-Giga Texas | 8,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-Loc: CORP LOC - US Austin | 6,911 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-CORP LOC - USA UNITED STATES - AST | 5,272 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4795-Ea-Fsd-Sioux Falls-Fsd-Trml | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-SWY-0019-0019-00525 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 350908-Brx-Throggs Neck Sta | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 416516-Perkasie Po | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pierson Wireless Corp. | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diversicare of Brookhaven | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Works - Engineering | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mechanicsburg Senior Care, LLC d/b/a VibraLife Senior Living | 86 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.