Solid Waste Collection · Michigan

GFL Environmental Wayne

Wayne, MI · ~226 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
10.1
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

GFL Environmental Wayne runs at 388% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.

GFL Environmental Wayne: 10.1 TCR = 388% of Solid Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

GFL Environmental Wayne safety composite

GFL Environmental Wayne scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).

F

26/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 10.08 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% of industry peers

DART rate
F 7.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 18% 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

−1.2

2018→2024

GFL Environmental Wayne injury rate improved

GFL Environmental Wayne's TCR fell 1.2 from 9.8 in 2018 to 8.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=9.8 · 2022=12.0 · 2023=10.0 · 2024=8.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

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

Grade F · TCR 10.1 · 388% of ind

  • DART 7.6 DART
  • RANK #68/80
  • PHOTO Conwaste Recogido V…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 115 inj
  • SIZE ~226 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Conwaste Recogido Viejo San Juan (0.0 TCR gap)

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GFL Environmental Wayne in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows GFL Environmental Wayne averages 10.1 TCR (388% of the Solid Waste Collection BLS benchmark).

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

GFL Environmental Wayne TCR series: 2018=9.8 · 2022=12 · 2023=10 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 2.6

Where GFL Environmental Wayne falls in its industry

2,322 Solid Waste Collection establishments

Safer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #68 safest of 80 Solid Waste Collection employers in Michigan.

GFL Environmental Wayne (226 employees, TCR 10.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1 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 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate GFL Environmental Wayne
GFL Environmental Wayne (226 employees, TCR 10.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

GFL Environmental Wayne 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 8.6 7.6 9 0 0
2023 10.0 7.7 31 0 0
2022 12.0 9.7 36 0 0
2018 9.8 7.8 39 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · MI · Wayne

2,322 Solid Waste Collection 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 Metric
NAICS-TCR Conwaste Recogido Viejo San Juan 10.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR WALTERS RECYCLING & REFUSE INC. 10.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Waste Pro 608 - Natchez 10.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Public Works 10.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE Wyoming 3300 Manufacturig Facility 226 FTE
STATE-SIZE Absopure Company #14 226 FTE
STATE-SIZE Corvac Composites - Kentwood 226 FTE
STATE-SIZE Superior Materials Holdings LLC 226 FTE
CITY-NEAR Michigan Assembly (Yr 2011+) 4,031 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2250-2 1,082 FTE
CITY-NEAR LaJoy Group, Wayne 317 FTE
CITY-NEAR GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Wayne, MI 279 FTE
NAT-TCR Interfaith Sanctuary 10.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Woodmark Originals 10.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Reynolds Market-Miles City 10.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Montana Linen Supply LLC 10.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE 5857 Tracy Mdc 226 FTE
NAT-SIZE Synthomer Jefferson Hills LLC 226 FTE
NAT-SIZE Glenaire 226 FTE
NAT-SIZE Franklin. OH 226 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, 2018. 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.