Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Pennsylvania
Gordon Waste Company
York, PA · ~33 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gordon Waste Company runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Gordon Waste Company: 4.0 TCR = 181% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gordon Waste Company safety composite
Gordon Waste Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Gordon Waste Company: 3.2 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.78× in 2024
Gordon Waste Company's TCR rose 3.0 from 3.2 in 2020 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · York, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 181% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #23/62
- PHOTO West Virginia Cashin…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: West Virginia Cashin Recyclables, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gordon Waste Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gordon Waste Company
4 TCR
- West Virginia
West Virginia Cashin Recyclables, Inc.
4 TCR
- PADNOS
PADNOS
4 TCR
- Liverpool Loca
Liverpool Location
4 TCR
- Ferrous Miami
Ferrous Miami
4 TCR
What this shows Gordon Waste Company averages 4.0 TCR (181% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Gordon Waste Company TCR series: 2020=3.2 · 2021=6.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Gordon Waste Company falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Pennsylvania.
Gordon Waste Company has fewer employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · PA · York
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 496 employers in York, PA · 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 | West Virginia Cashin Recyclables, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PADNOS | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Liverpool Location | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ferrous Miami | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Caputo & Guest | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Colver Power Project | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oil City | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norristown Operations | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellSpan York Hospital | 4,886 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellSpan Medical Group | 4,293 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wellspan Health | 2,591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FedEx Supply Chain (Target York) | 1,875 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AWS Danville | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Virginia Cashin Recyclables, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fairview West Park Ctr | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | High School | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Beehive Moving, LLC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Red Wagon Pizza Company | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Capital Pest Services, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Park at Surprise | 33 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.