Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Colorado
Colorado Industrial Recycling
Colorado Springs, CO · ~34 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Colorado Industrial Recycling runs at 634% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Colorado Industrial Recycling: 13.9 TCR = 634% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Colorado Industrial Recycling safety composite
Colorado Industrial Recycling scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−16.6
2018→2024
Colorado Industrial Recycling injury rate improved
Colorado Industrial Recycling's TCR fell 16.6 from 20.3 in 2018 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 20.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=20.3 · 2019=19.0 · 2020=9.1 · 2022=16.9 · 2023=14.6 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Colorado Springs, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.9 · 634% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/15
- PHOTO Kuusakoski US, LLC
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kuusakoski US, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Colorado Industrial Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Kuusakoski US,
Kuusakoski US, LLC
14 TCR
- Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast Shredding
14 TCR
- This site
Colorado Industrial Recycling
13.9 TCR
- Gateway Recycl
Gateway Recycling Inc DBA Gateway Recovery
13.8 TCR
- Mt. Holly
Mt. Holly
13.8 TCR
What this shows Colorado Industrial Recycling averages 13.9 TCR (634% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Colorado Industrial Recycling TCR series: 2018=20.3 · 2019=19 · 2020=9.1 · 2022=16.9 · 2023=14.6 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Colorado Industrial Recycling falls in its industry
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 15 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Colorado.
Colorado Industrial Recycling has fewer employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.9 | 11.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19.0 | 13.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.3 | 7.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · CO · Colorado Springs
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 832 employers in Colorado Springs, CO · 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 | Kuusakoski US, LLC | 14.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Coast Shredding | 14.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gateway Recycling Inc DBA Gateway Recovery | 13.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mt. Holly | 13.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nucla Generating Station | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Colorado Maintenance Center | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Limon Headquarters | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brikor Associates Inc | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Colorado Hospital Memorial Central | 3,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DEN4 | 2,948 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Penrose Hospital | 2,841 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 05070001-050701 PENROSE HOSPITAL | 2,391 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Olympia Moving & Storage | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TownePlace Suites Albuquerque | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ankeny Plant | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Good Samaritan Society Maplewood | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sabel Steel-New Steel | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KAG West 52044 Montebello | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ECO1 | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 002000 Dallas-Whse | 34 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.