Materials recovery facilities (MRF) · New York
Empire Recycling-Utica
Utica, NY · ~58 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Empire Recycling-Utica runs at 280% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Materials recovery facilities (MRF) workplace, earning a grade F.
Empire Recycling-Utica: 7.3 TCR = 280% of Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Empire Recycling-Utica safety composite
Empire Recycling-Utica scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−2.6
2016→2023
Empire Recycling-Utica injury rate improved
Empire Recycling-Utica's TCR fell 2.6 from 7.3 in 2016 to 4.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.3 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=12.4 · 2019=6.2 · 2021=7.5 · 2023=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Utica, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 280% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #17/25
- PHOTO DTG Enterprises, Inc…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DTG Enterprises, Inc. - Spectrum (0.0 TCR gap)
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Empire Recycling-Utica in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Empire Recycling-Utica
7.3 TCR
- DTG Enterprise
DTG Enterprises, Inc. - Spectrum
7.3 TCR
- G&F Recycling
G&F Recycling
7.2 TCR
- Balcones Recyc
Balcones Recycling, Inc.. - Dallas Division
7.2 TCR
- Canon Environm
Canon Environmental Technologies Incorporated
7.2 TCR
What this shows Empire Recycling-Utica averages 7.3 TCR (280% of the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS benchmark).
Empire Recycling-Utica TCR series: 2016=7.3 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=12.4 · 2019=6.2 · 2021=7.5 · 2023=4.7 · BLS 2.6
Where Empire Recycling-Utica falls in its industry
422 Materials recovery facilities establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 25 Materials recovery facilities employers in New York.
Empire Recycling-Utica has more employees than the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · NY · Utica
422 Materials recovery facilities (MRF) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 148 employers in Utica, NY · 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 | DTG Enterprises, Inc. - Spectrum | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G&F Recycling | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Balcones Recycling, Inc.. - Dallas Division | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Canon Environmental Technologies Incorporated | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Tier Contracting, Inc | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silverite Construction Co. Inc. | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA-US-NY-New Windsor | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Resource Center for Independent Living | 3,351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Faxton St. Lukes | 1,727 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Elizabeth Medical Center | 1,324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Utica University | 915 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lansing Grand River Assembly | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Carolina Farms (CV) | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4223-M0900 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United 373 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dothan Dirt Cheap | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | River Rouge Power Plant | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | iConstructors | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kycovi-Zp0-Nky Covington | 58 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.