Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · Mississippi

Columbus Recycling

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Columbus, MS · ~46 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.1
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Columbus Recycling runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Columbus Recycling: 6.1 TCR = 279% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Columbus Recycling safety composite

Columbus Recycling scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.14 per 100 workers

Safer than 29% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 31% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Columbus Recycling: 4.9 → 7.4 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.6× in 2017

Columbus Recycling's TCR rose 2.5 from 4.9 in 2016 to 7.4 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Columbus, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.1 · 279% of ind

DART 3.7 DART
RANK #9/10
PHOTO Oregon Beverage Recy…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 6 inj
SIZE ~46 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative - Eugene (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.2
This site

6.1
Oregon Beverag

6.1
Powerhouse Rec

6.1
R&M Recycling

6.1

What this shows Columbus Recycling averages 6.1 TCR (279% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Columbus Recycling TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=7.4 · BLS 2.2

Where Columbus Recycling falls in its industry

1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishments

Safer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 10 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in Mississippi.

Columbus Recycling (46 employees, TCR 6.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Columbus Recycling has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus 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
2017	7.4	3.7	4	0	0
2016	4.9	4.9	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · MS · Columbus

1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 104 employers in Columbus, MS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative - Eugene	CLACKAMAS, OR	6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Powerhouse Recycling	SALISBURY, NC	6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Brooklyn Resource Reccovery, Inc	BROOKLYN, NY	6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	R&M Recycling Inc	TOLEDO, OH	6.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	BMC	LYON	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Mac's Construction Company Incorporated	HATTIESBURG	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Paul Jackson and Son, Inc.	BROOKHAVEN	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	American Field Service Corporation	MADISON	46 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Columbus	Columbus	905 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Steel Dynamics, Inc. - FR Columbus	Columbus	753 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Paccar Engine Company	Columbus	627 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Bracken Construction Company, Inc.	Columbus	376 FTE
NAT-TCR	Kraemer Farms LLC	Mount Angel, OR	6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Alpin Haus of Wilton	Gansvoort, NY	6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Fort Wayne Truck Center	Fort Wayne, IN	6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. - West Chester	West Chester, PA	6.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	TR Construction	Bennington, NE	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	The Waters of Minocqua	Minocqua, WI	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Holiday Inn Express and Suites Madison - Verona	Verona, WI	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Main Office	Kent, OH	46 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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