Solid Waste Collection · Michigan
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights, MI · ~405 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights runs at 328% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights: 8.5 TCR = 328% of Solid Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights safety composite
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Rising injury rate
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights: 3.2 → 13.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 13.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.34× in 2024
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights's TCR rose 10.6 from 3.2 in 2018 to 13.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Sterling Heights, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 328% of ind
- DART 11.5 DART
- RANK #63/80
- PHOTO Casella Waste System…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 140 inj
- SIZE ~405 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Casella Waste Systems - Salem (0.0 TCR gap)
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GFL Environmental Sterling Heights in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights
8.5 TCR
- Casella Waste
Casella Waste Systems - Salem
8.5 TCR
- S03170 - WM of
S03170 - WM of Southern MN - Mason City
8.5 TCR
- S08881 - WM of
S08881 - WM of Marysville
8.5 TCR
- City of Detroi
City of Detroit Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Division
8.5 TCR
What this shows GFL Environmental Sterling Heights averages 8.5 TCR (328% of the Solid Waste Collection BLS benchmark).
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights TCR series: 2018=3.2 · 2022=8.7 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=13.8 · BLS 2.6
Where GFL Environmental Sterling Heights falls in its industry
2,322 Solid Waste Collection establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #63 safest of 80 Solid Waste Collection employers in Michigan.
GFL Environmental Sterling Heights has more employees than the Solid Waste Collection 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 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · MI · Sterling Heights
2,322 Solid Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 195 employers in Sterling Heights, 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 | Casella Waste Systems - Salem | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S03170 - WM of Southern MN - Mason City | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S08881 - WM of Marysville | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Detroit Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Division | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 5844 | 405 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dowagiac Campus | 405 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Battle Creek Manufacturing Facility | 404 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Adient Battle Creek | 404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterling Heights Assembly Plant | 5,783 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STERLING PLNT | 2,319 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterling Stamping Plant | 2,115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Conti, LLC | 1,892 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Behold Washington, LLC-Smithville | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hampton Inn & Suites | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Frasier | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Antigo Wi - 3205 | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pulte Home Company LLC Home Office | 405 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westlake Chemicals South Westlake LA | 405 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation US CO Highlands Ranch-Lucent Twrs (5535) | 405 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gunnison Tree Services, LLC | 405 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.