Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Oregon
Far West Recycling - NE Portland
Portland, OR · ~56 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Far West Recycling - NE Portland runs at 300% 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 - NE Portland: 6.6 TCR = 300% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Far West Recycling - NE Portland safety composite
Far West Recycling - NE Portland scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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
−14.4
2018→2024
Far West Recycling - NE Portland injury rate improved
Far West Recycling - NE Portland's TCR fell 14.4 from 14.4 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 14.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=14.4 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=10.7 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Portland, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 300% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/18
- PHOTO 40HWY
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 40HWY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Far West Recycling - NE Portland in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Far West Recycling - NE Portland
6.6 TCR
- 40HWY
40HWY
6.6 TCR
- American Recyc
American Recycling Company, LLC - Modesto
6.6 TCR
- Ball Pipe & Su
Ball Pipe & Supply, Inc.
6.6 TCR
- Evergreen Plas
Evergreen Plastics
6.6 TCR
What this shows Far West Recycling - NE Portland averages 6.6 TCR (300% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Far West Recycling - NE Portland TCR series: 2018=14.4 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=10.7 · 2021=2 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Far West Recycling - NE Portland falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 26% 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 #10 safest of 18 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Oregon.
Far West Recycling - NE Portland 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · OR · Portland
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 · 1,728 employers in Portland, 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 | 40HWY | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Recycling Company, LLC - Modesto | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ball Pipe & Supply, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evergreen Plastics | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cherry Blossom Orchard, LLC | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Huffman and Wright logging | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VPF, Inc | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Doerfler Farms, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OHSU Main Campus | 18,003 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OR349 PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CTR-PORTLA | 4,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OR346 PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CTR-PORTLAND | 3,684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2252-00000530 | 3,498 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 510PPK | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sanctuary at Woodland-Brighton | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | COD001 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NA-US-CA-Fresno-N Armstrong Avenue | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Green Components | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Regency Technologies - Dallas | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | International Chemtex Corporation | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sheffield | 56 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.