Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid · Virginia
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division
Lynchburg, VA · ~30 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 19.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division runs at 732% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division: 19.0 TCR = 732% of Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division safety composite
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 19.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.8
2016→2024
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division injury rate improved
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division's TCR fell 3.8 from 15.5 in 2016 to 11.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 42.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=15.5 · 2017=8.1 · 2018=42.9 · 2019=28.0 · 2023=8.0 · 2024=11.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Lynchburg, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 19.0 · 732% of ind
- DART 8.8 DART
- RANK #41/43
- PHOTO Jersey City - 375 IWS
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jersey City - 375 IWS (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Portland Metro
Portland Metro AWS - Transportation Services
19.1 TCR
- Waste Pro 111
Waste Pro 111 - Lake City
19.1 TCR
- This site
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division
19 TCR
- Jersey City -
Jersey City - 375 IWS
19 TCR
- Honolulu Dispo
Honolulu Disposal Service, Inc.
19 TCR
What this shows City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division averages 19.0 TCR (732% of the Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid BLS benchmark).
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division TCR series: 2016=15.5 · 2017=8.1 · 2018=42.9 · 2019=28 · 2023=8 · 2024=11.8 · BLS 2.6
Where City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division falls in its industry
2,322 Waste hauling, local, nonhazar establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 43 Waste hauling, local, nonhazar employers in Virginia.
City of Lynchburg Public Works Refuse Division has fewer employees than the Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid 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 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28.0 | 24.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 42.9 | 35.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · VA · Lynchburg
2,322 Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 360 employers in Lynchburg, VA · 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 | Jersey City - 375 IWS | 19.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Portland Metro AWS - Transportation Services | 19.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waste Pro 111 - Lake City | 19.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Honolulu Disposal Service, Inc. | 19.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NAES : Altavista Power Station | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwest River Water Treatment Plant | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utilities - Wastewater Collections | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | First Class Contracting of Tidewater, LLC | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lynchburg General Hospital | 2,596 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BWXT NOG Lynchburg | 2,200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. - Lynchburg | 2,180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Centra Urgent Care Forest | 1,283 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0178 Santa Rosa | 19.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Smf-Ground Ops | 19.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Animal Services | 19.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ventura County Fire Protection District | 19.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tube Youngstown | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scott Area Recycling Center | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harper Corp of America WI | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Adamstown Location | 30 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.