Materials recovery facilities (MRF) · Florida

Florida Refuse MRF/TS

Lakeland, FL · ~55 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.1
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Florida Refuse MRF/TS runs at 44% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Materials recovery facilities (MRF) workplace, earning a grade A.

Florida Refuse MRF/TS: 1.1 TCR = 44% of Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Florida Refuse MRF/TS safety composite

Florida Refuse MRF/TS scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% 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).

B

78/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 1.15 per 100 workers

Safer than 92% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−2.2

2020→2024

Florida Refuse MRF/TS injury rate improved

Florida Refuse MRF/TS's TCR fell 2.2 from 2.2 in 2020 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=2.2 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562920 · Lakeland, FL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 44% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #4/25
  • PHOTO 3015-St Louis South RC
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 3 inj
  • SIZE ~55 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 3015-St Louis South RC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Florida Refuse MRF/TS in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Florida Refuse MRF/TS averages 1.1 TCR (44% of the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS benchmark).

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

Florida Refuse MRF/TS TCR series: 2020=2.2 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.6

Where Florida Refuse MRF/TS falls in its industry

422 Materials recovery facilities establishments

Safer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 25 Materials recovery facilities employers in Florida.

Florida Refuse MRF/TS (55 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 3.8 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 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Florida Refuse MRF/TS
Florida Refuse MRF/TS (55 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 3.8

Florida Refuse MRF/TS has more employees than the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) median and a lower 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
2024 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 1.8 0.0 1 0 0
2022 1.8 0.0 1 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 2.2 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562920 · FL · Lakeland

422 Materials recovery facilities (MRF) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 426 employers in Lakeland, FL · 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 3015-St Louis South RC 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Newalta North Dakota Branch Office 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sims Lifecycle Services 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR S07287 - Sun Valley Recycling Park 1.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE BBTS 55 FTE
STATE-SIZE Jay Plant 55 FTE
STATE-SIZE Anclote Fossil Plant 55 FTE
STATE-SIZE Longwood Operations Complex 55 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lakeland Regional Medical Center 5,518 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lakeland Distribution 2,927 FTE
CITY-NEAR Clinic 1,651 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amazon.com Services LLC - KLAL 1,210 FTE
NAT-TCR California Department of Transportation Facility 320 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR McDonough - 875 Highway 42 South 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Nypro, Inc 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Avery Dennison Mill Hall Facility 1.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Woodstock 55 FTE
NAT-SIZE 20032 PN Distribution Center 55 FTE
NAT-SIZE Piercan USA Inc. 55 FTE
NAT-SIZE OMI Industries Inc. (Operations) 55 FTE

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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.