Garbage collection services · Indiana
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc
Elkhart, IN · ~29 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc runs at 266% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc: 6.9 TCR = 266% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc safety composite
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc: 8.1 → 10.1 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 10.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.97× in 2023
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc's TCR rose 2.0 from 8.1 in 2016 to 10.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 10.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Elkhart, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 266% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #46/71
- PHOTO AW of Memphis
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AW of Memphis (0.0 TCR gap)
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Himco Waste-Away Service Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc
6.9 TCR
- AW of Memphis
AW of Memphis
6.9 TCR
- Allied Waste S
Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC
6.9 TCR
- GFL Environmen
GFL Environmental Cheboygan Hauling and Transfer Station
6.9 TCR
- GFL Environmen
GFL Environmental Cadillac Hauling
6.9 TCR
What this shows Himco Waste-Away Service Inc averages 6.9 TCR (266% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc TCR series: 2016=8.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=10.6 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=7.2 · 2023=10.1 · BLS 2.6
Where Himco Waste-Away Service Inc falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 71 Garbage collection services employers in Indiana.
Himco Waste-Away Service Inc has fewer employees than the Garbage collection services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IN · Elkhart
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 401 employers in Elkhart, IN · 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 | AW of Memphis | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GFL Environmental Cheboygan Hauling and Transfer Station | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GFL Environmental Cadillac Hauling | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Calf Land LLC | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LeMaster Steel Erectors Inc. - Noblesville | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 640-NiSource-Kokomo IN-Home Ave | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Clarksville | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Forest River, Inc. | 12,549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THOR MOTOR COACH | 2,437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elkhart Community Schools | 1,892 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HRV LLC | 1,692 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Everbrite, LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | La Jolla St Base - Bld: 0385 - 15 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Capital Mechanical | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PJR & Associates, Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R.J. Williams, Inc. | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mike Cassara Masonry, Inc. | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Offices | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fridley- Baldwin Supply Co. | 29 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.