Material Recovery Facility · Michigan
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling
Royal Oak, MI · ~34 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Material Recovery Facility workplace, earning a grade D.
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling: 3.6 TCR = 140% of Material Recovery Facility BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling safety composite
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−1.8
2022→2024
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling injury rate improved
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling's TCR fell 1.8 from 4.2 in 2022 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=4.2 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Royal Oak, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 140% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Pellitteri Waste Sys…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pellitteri Waste Systems, Inc. Kipp Street Station (0.0 TCR gap)
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GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling
3.6 TCR
- Pellitteri Was
Pellitteri Waste Systems, Inc. Kipp Street Station
3.6 TCR
- Orlando Waste
Orlando Waste Paper Company, Inc. & Container Rental Company, Inc.
3.6 TCR
- Phoenix - Nort
Phoenix - North Black Canyon
3.6 TCR
- Recycling Asso
Recycling Associates, Inc
3.6 TCR
What this shows GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling averages 3.6 TCR (140% of the Material Recovery Facility BLS benchmark).
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling TCR series: 2022=4.2 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 2.6
Where GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling falls in its industry
422 Material Recovery Facility establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Material Recovery Facility employers in Michigan.
GFL Environmental Royal Oak Recycling has fewer employees than the Material Recovery Facility 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · MI · Royal Oak
422 Material Recovery Facility employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 51 employers in Royal Oak, MI · 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 | Pellitteri Waste Systems, Inc. Kipp Street Station | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orlando Waste Paper Company, Inc. & Container Rental Company, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix - North Black Canyon | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Recycling Associates, Inc | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GS Ashley LLC | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sportel Greenhouses, LLC | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coldwater | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dearborn Industrial Generation LLC | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2250-300 | 9,436 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Royal Oak. | 367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Flex-N- Gate Royal Oak, LLC. | 353 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 018-00743 | 268 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DOUBLE CHECK Kansas City D&H United Fueling Solutions | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Doniphan | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Discovery Academy | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1516 Parker | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Titus - Cleveland | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nova Warehouse | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Xanitos EVS at Pottstown Hospital Tower Health | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | QSI Eagle Mountain | 34 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.