Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers · North Carolina
Colt Recycling Southeast
Hickory, NC · ~30 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Colt Recycling Southeast runs at 360% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Colt Recycling Southeast: 7.9 TCR = 360% of Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Colt Recycling Southeast safety composite
Colt Recycling Southeast scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
−20.4
2019→2024
Colt Recycling Southeast injury rate improved
Colt Recycling Southeast's TCR fell 20.4 from 28.3 in 2019 to 7.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 28.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=28.3 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=7.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Hickory, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.9 · 360% of ind
- DART 7.9 DART
- RANK #32/37
- PHOTO ELG Metals - Chicago
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ELG Metals - Chicago (0.0 TCR gap)
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Colt Recycling Southeast in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ELG Metals - C
ELG Metals - Chicago
8 TCR
- Portland Plant
Portland Plant, Route Operations, Field Service and Administrative Office
8 TCR
- UTAH METAL WOR
UTAH METAL WORKS
8 TCR
- This site
Colt Recycling Southeast
7.9 TCR
- Global Plastic
Global Plastics Recycling
7.9 TCR
What this shows Colt Recycling Southeast averages 7.9 TCR (360% of the Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Colt Recycling Southeast TCR series: 2019=28.3 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=4 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Colt Recycling Southeast falls in its industry
1,126 Bottles, waste, merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 37 Bottles, waste, merchant whole employers in North Carolina.
Colt Recycling Southeast has fewer employees than the Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers 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 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28.3 | 8.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · NC · Hickory
1,126 Bottles, waste, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 240 employers in Hickory, NC · 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 | ELG Metals - Chicago | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Portland Plant, Route Operations, Field Service and Administrative Office | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Global Plastics Recycling | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UTAH METAL WORKS | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shugart Farm | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hays Hatchery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hight Family Farms LLC | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | High Point Operations Center | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 2,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merchants Distributors LLC | 1,480 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Frye Regional Medical Center | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hickory Manufacturing & Technology Center | 1,006 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hughes Hardwood International Inc. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABF Freight 089 | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LI Airpark | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Synergy Birchwood C-Store | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Manth Mfg. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeside Quality Building Products | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boston Fish Market Inc | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Univenture, Inc. | 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.