Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Oregon
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro
Hillsboro, OR · ~68 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro runs at 416% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro: 9.2 TCR = 416% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro safety composite
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
−16.3
2018→2024
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro injury rate improved
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro's TCR fell 16.3 from 19.3 in 2018 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 19.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=19.3 · 2019=11.7 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Hillsboro, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 416% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/18
- PHOTO United Alloys and Me…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 48 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: United Alloys and Metals Columbus (0.0 TCR gap)
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Far West Recycling - Hillsboro in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro
9.2 TCR
- United Alloys
United Alloys and Metals Columbus
9.2 TCR
- Joseph Freedma
Joseph Freedman Co., Inc.
9.2 TCR
- Southern Recyc
Southern Recycling, LLC.
9.2 TCR
- Yaffe Metals
Yaffe Metals
9.1 TCR
What this shows Far West Recycling - Hillsboro averages 9.2 TCR (416% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro TCR series: 2018=19.3 · 2019=11.7 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Far West Recycling - Hillsboro falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 18 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Oregon.
Far West Recycling - Hillsboro has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · OR · Hillsboro
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 282 employers in Hillsboro, OR · 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 | United Alloys and Metals Columbus | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Joseph Freedman Co., Inc. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Recycling, LLC. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Yaffe Metals | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Skylane Farms | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mount Adams Fruit- Odell | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Faraday | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 00451 WILLAMETTE OPS | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ronler Acres Campus | 11,998 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jones Farm Campus | 7,114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aloha Campus | 1,688 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hawthorn Farm Campus | 1,638 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sanctuary at the Oaks | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXA012 | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Proliant Dairy - Melrose | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 166800 Sleepys Robbinsville Warehouse | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ross Downing Buick Gmc Cadillac LLC | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hazleton Division | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Simon - Ogallala | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BAE Systems I&S - St. Marys | 68 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.