Solid waste combustors and incinerators · Michigan

Covanta Kent, Inc.

Grand Rapids, MI · ~40 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.3
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Covanta Kent, Inc. runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Solid waste combustors and incinerators workplace, earning a grade A.

Covanta Kent, Inc.: 1.3 TCR = 50% of Solid waste combustors and incinerators BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Covanta Kent, Inc. safety composite

Covanta Kent, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% 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

−5.2

2016→2019

Covanta Kent, Inc. injury rate improved

Covanta Kent, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.2 from 5.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.2 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562213 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 50% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P70
  • PHOTO French Island Plant
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~40 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: French Island Plant (0.0 TCR gap)

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Covanta Kent, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Covanta Kent, Inc. averages 1.3 TCR (50% of the Solid waste combustors and incinerators BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Covanta Kent, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.2 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · BLS 2.6

Where Covanta Kent, Inc. falls in its industry

74 Solid waste combustors and inc establishments

Safer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Covanta Kent, Inc. (40 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 1.9 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Covanta Kent, Inc.
Covanta Kent, Inc. (40 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 1.9

Covanta Kent, Inc. has fewer employees than the Solid waste combustors and incinerators median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 5.2 2.6 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562213 · MI · Grand Rapids

74 Solid waste combustors and incinerators employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, MI · 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 French Island Plant 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Wheelabrator Hudson Falls L.L.C. 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Covanta Essex Company 1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Bushel Basket Orchards, Inc 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Shelbyville, MI 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dan & Jerrys Pineview Greenhouse LLC 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Thumb Electric Cooperative of Michigan 40 FTE
CITY-NEAR SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA 9,012 FTE
CITY-NEAR SH Butterworth Hospital 7,397 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI 2,914 FTE
CITY-NEAR Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood 2,817 FTE
NAT-TCR Tmx2042 - Tampa Contact Center 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Plumbing 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Summerwinds Resort Services, LLC 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Jersey Village Pipe 1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE QSI-Enterprise 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE QSI Carrollton 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE NN Inc., PEP Brainin - Fairfield 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE LRCP/Kalispell, LLC 40 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: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.