Garbage collection services · Illinois
Independent Recycling Services Inc
Chicago, IL · ~46 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Independent Recycling Services Inc runs at 655% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.
Independent Recycling Services Inc: 17.0 TCR = 655% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Independent Recycling Services Inc safety composite
Independent Recycling Services Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
−7.1
2018→2024
Independent Recycling Services Inc injury rate improved
Independent Recycling Services Inc's TCR fell 7.1 from 17.5 in 2018 to 10.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 26.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=17.5 · 2019=26.2 · 2020=14.0 · 2024=10.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.0 · 655% of ind
- DART 8.1 DART
- RANK #142/143
- PHOTO East
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: East (0.0 TCR gap)
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Independent Recycling Services Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Casella Waste
Casella Waste - Columbia
17.1 TCR
- This site
Independent Recycling Services Inc
17 TCR
- East
East
17 TCR
- Department of
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation
17 TCR
- 6935-SW - SOLI
6935-SW - SOLID WASTE
17 TCR
What this shows Independent Recycling Services Inc averages 17.0 TCR (655% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Independent Recycling Services Inc TCR series: 2018=17.5 · 2019=26.2 · 2020=14 · 2024=10.3 · BLS 2.6
Where Independent Recycling Services Inc falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #142 safest of 143 Garbage collection services employers in Illinois.
Independent Recycling Services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.5 | 5.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IL · Chicago
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 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 | East | 17.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation | 17.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6935-SW - SOLID WASTE | 17.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Casella Waste - Columbia | 17.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Carlyle KFC (MPF1) | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2502-Ashton, IL | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MID AMERICA ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utility Department | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Washington Elementary | 17.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eldorado Care Center DBA Avocado Post Acute | 17.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee | 17.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Concord Plastics, Inc. | 17.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ragnar Events LLC | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RASIRC | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westwood Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Group | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CV Tool Company | 46 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.