Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Texas

DEF Recycling, LLC

Gainesville, TX · ~17 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.7
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

DEF Recycling, LLC runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.

DEF Recycling, LLC: 1.7 TCR = 78% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

DEF Recycling, LLC safety composite

DEF Recycling, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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

72/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−5.1

2021→2023

DEF Recycling, LLC injury rate improved

DEF Recycling, LLC's TCR fell 5.1 from 5.1 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=5.1 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Gainesville, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 78% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #29/101
  • PHOTO PnP Modesto
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~17 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: PnP Modesto (0.0 TCR gap)

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DEF Recycling, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows DEF Recycling, LLC averages 1.7 TCR (78% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

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

DEF Recycling, LLC TCR series: 2021=5.1 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.2

Where DEF Recycling, LLC falls in its industry

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishments

Safer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 101 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Texas.

DEF Recycling, LLC (17 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0 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 020406080100 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate DEF Recycling, LLC
DEF Recycling, LLC (17 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

DEF Recycling, LLC has fewer employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a lower 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
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 5.1 5.1 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · TX · Gainesville

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 49 employers in Gainesville, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR PnP Modesto 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR RTR ENVIRONMENTAL LLC 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Main Location 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Makers Oil Corporation Corpus Christi 1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Soli Organic Inc. - Sherman 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE Moreman Gin 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE Quarterway Cotton Growers, LLC 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE Willamar Operating, L.P. 17 FTE
CITY-NEAR Select Water Solutions, LLC 3,576 FTE
CITY-NEAR Select Energy Services, LLC 3,037 FTE
CITY-NEAR Manufacture of Seats 1,621 FTE
CITY-NEAR Safran Seats USA 1,002 FTE
NAT-TCR Addison Frame Shop 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR South Commonwealth Partners, LLC 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR DiPietro Excavating Inc 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR North Pacific Paper Company LLC 1.7 TCR

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: 2023, 2022, 2021. 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.