Solid waste collection · Maryland

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station

Name: Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Derwood, MD · ~63 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.8
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station runs at 108% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Solid waste collection workplace, earning a grade C.

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station: 2.8 TCR = 108% of Solid waste collection BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station safety composite

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 2.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 77% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 88% 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

−1.5

2016→2019

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station injury rate improved

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station's TCR fell 1.5 from 4.2 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.2 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=2.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Derwood, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.8 · 108% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #7/33
PHOTO Waste Industries Fay…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~63 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Waste Industries Fayetteville (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station averages 2.8 TCR (108% of the Solid waste collection BLS benchmark).

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=2.7 · BLS 2.6

Where Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station falls in its industry

2,322 Solid waste collection establishments

Safer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 33 Solid waste collection employers in Maryland.

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station (63 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station has more employees than the Solid waste collection median and a lower 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
2019	2.7	0.0	1	1
2018	2.8	1.4	2	0
2017	1.4	0.0	1	0
2016	4.2	1.4	3	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · MD · Derwood

2,322 Solid waste collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 10 employers in Derwood, MD · 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	Waste Industries Fayetteville	HOPE MILLS, NC	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S07061 - Phoenix Hauling - Butterfield Hauling	MARICOPA, AZ	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S04819 - Refuse, Inc - Sage Transfer Station	RENO, NV	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Conwaste Comercial Toa Baja	GURABO, PR	2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	DPL-Centreville	CENTREVILLE	63 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Chesapeake Utilities Corporation - Beaver Run	SALISBURY	63 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Viskon-Aire Coporation	SALISBURY	63 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lighting Retrofit International	GAMBRILLS	63 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Community Pool Service	Derwood	466 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Community Options Rockville MD	Derwood	235 FTE
CITY-NEAR	GIANT 161	Derwood	85 FTE
CITY-NEAR	100161	Derwood	84 FTE
NAT-TCR	Rand Wv Depot	Rand, WV	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Best Supply Eastlake	Eastlake, OH	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Atlas Metal & Iron Corporation 1100	Denver, CO	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Nashville/Hendersonville (HP)	Hendersonville, TN	2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	MRP Beavercreek	Beavercreek, OH	63 FTE
NAT-SIZE	General Pallets, Inc.	Fort Smith, AR	63 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Shell Rock Healthcare	Shell Rock, IA	63 FTE
NAT-SIZE	WCA San Diego	La Mesa, CA	63 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.

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