Garbage collection services · Michigan

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI

Name: GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Wayne, MI · ~279 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.7
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 2
Fatalities

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The verdict

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI runs at 180% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI: 4.7 TCR = 180% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI safety composite

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).

38/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 4.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 54% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% of industry peers
Fatalities: F 2

Safer than 0% 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

2019→2021

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI injury rate improved

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI's TCR fell 2.2 from 6.5 in 2019 to 4.3 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=6.5 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=4.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Wayne, MI ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 180% of ind

DART 3.5 DART
RANK #29/80
PHOTO Texas - Non Metals
BOOK 3y book
INJ 54 inj
SIZE ~279 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Texas - Non Metals (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI averages 4.7 TCR (180% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI TCR series: 2019=6.5 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=4.3 · BLS 2.6

Where GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI falls in its industry

2,322 Garbage collection services establishments

Safer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 80 Garbage collection services employers in Michigan.

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI (279 employees, TCR 4.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI has more employees than the Garbage collection services median and a lower 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
2021	4.3	3.5	15	1	0
2020	3.3	3.0	14	1	1
2019	6.5	5.6	25	3	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · MI · Wayne

2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 34 employers in Wayne, MI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Texas - Non Metals	SAN ANTONIO, TX	4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S04199 - Raleigh Hauling	MORRISVILLE, NC	4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	115 - Palm Beach	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	GFL Solid Waste Midwest LLC- New London HC	NEW LONDON, WI	4.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Center Line Electric, Inc.	CENTER LINE	279 FTE
STATE-SIZE	4057_7882	PORTAGE	279 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Corporate Offices	AUBURN HILLS	279 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Knight Facilities Management, Inc.	SAGINAW	279 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Michigan Assembly (Yr 2011+)	Wayne	4,031 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2250-2	Wayne	1,082 FTE
CITY-NEAR	LaJoy Group, Wayne	Wayne	317 FTE
CITY-NEAR	GFL Environmental Wayne	Wayne	226 FTE
NAT-TCR	Bradley Caldwell, Inc.	Hazleton, PA	4.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Kolbe & Kolbe - Manawa	Manawa, WI	4.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	ACC Greenhaven Terrace	Sacramento, CA	4.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Hospice of Blue Ash	Cincinnati, OH	4.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Virginia Office	Manassus, VA	279 FTE
NAT-SIZE	6354-MD04	Columbia, MD	279 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Philips 174 Mt Pleasant	Mt. Pleasant, PA	279 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Seals Ambulance Service	Indianapolis, IN	279 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: 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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