Garbage collection services · New Jersey
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
Paterson, NJ · ~172 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc: 5.1 TCR = 197% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc safety composite
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−7.8
2020→2024
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc injury rate improved
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc's TCR fell 7.8 from 9.0 in 2020 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=9.0 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Paterson, NJ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 197% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #18/70
- PHOTO Florida Express Envi…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~172 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Florida Express Environmental (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gaeta Recycling Company Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
5.1 TCR
- Florida Expres
Florida Express Environmental
5.1 TCR
- S04192 - WM of
S04192 - WM of Denver - D & R Transfer Station
5.1 TCR
- Inland Waste S
Inland Waste Solutions Augusta
5.1 TCR
- Central Kentuc
Central Kentucky Hauling
5.1 TCR
What this shows Gaeta Recycling Company Inc averages 5.1 TCR (197% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc TCR series: 2020=9 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 2.6
Where Gaeta Recycling Company Inc falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 70 Garbage collection services employers in New Jersey.
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc has more employees than the Garbage collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · NJ · Paterson
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 76 employers in Paterson, NJ · 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 | Florida Express Environmental | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04192 - WM of Denver - D & R Transfer Station | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Inland Waste Solutions Augusta | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Kentucky Hauling | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Structure Tone | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nova Brothers, Inc. | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DFA FLUID - BURLINGTON NJ | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cosette Pharmaceuticals Inc | 172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6164-PATERSON | 4,413 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph's Health & Med Center | 4,220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Preakness Healthcare Center | 421 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J&K Ingredients LLC | 323 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Johnstone Supply - PDC | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1070 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0547 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cfc Recycleing | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mercy Hospital Aurora | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Troutdale Terminal | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ResourceMFG/Toyota Manufacturing | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Pensacola | 172 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.