Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Nebraska
Firstar Fiber Inc
Omaha, NE · ~117 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Firstar Fiber Inc runs at 432% 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.
Firstar Fiber Inc: 9.5 TCR = 432% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Firstar Fiber Inc safety composite
Firstar Fiber Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 46% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Firstar Fiber Inc: 6.7 → 14.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 14.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.21× in 2024
Firstar Fiber Inc's TCR rose 8.1 from 6.7 in 2017 to 14.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Omaha, NE ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 432% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Specialty Metals Com…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 52 inj
- SIZE ~117 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Specialty Metals Company LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Firstar Fiber Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Firstar Fiber Inc
9.5 TCR
- Specialty Meta
Specialty Metals Company LLC
9.5 TCR
- Alter Metal Re
Alter Metal Recycling - Bettendorf WHS
9.5 TCR
- Eco-Cycle 6400
Eco-Cycle 6400
9.4 TCR
- Hutcherson Met
Hutcherson Metals, Inc.
9.4 TCR
What this shows Firstar Fiber Inc averages 9.5 TCR (432% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Firstar Fiber Inc TCR series: 2017=6.7 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=9.1 · 2021=12.1 · 2024=14.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Firstar Fiber Inc falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Nebraska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Nebraska.
Firstar Fiber Inc 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 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.1 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · NE · Omaha
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,594 rated employers in Nebraska with headcount on file · 1,135 employers in Omaha, NE · 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 | Specialty Metals Company LLC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alter Metal Recycling - Bettendorf WHS | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eco-Cycle 6400 | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hutcherson Metals, Inc. | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Smithfield Crete Distribution Center | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 100110000210-CRG-CARGILL CORN MILLING/BILLABLE | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PAOLINI & COMPANY INC. | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butler County Health Care Center | 117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Drivers Management LLC/Over the Road Drivers | 9,373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nebraska Medicine | 8,728 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FUSION MEDICAL STAFFING, LLC | 2,874 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 61830001 METHODIST HOSPITAL | 2,861 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Melville 1 Day Hab Offices | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RPAC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The North Shore Estates | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Methodist Homes Van Gorden Manor | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tulsa Ok - 824 | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | P&H Mfg Co | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 121 | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 206 | 117 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.