Waste recovery facilities · Washington
King County Wastewater Treatment
Seattle, WA · ~783 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
King County Wastewater Treatment runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Waste recovery facilities workplace, earning a grade D.
King County Wastewater Treatment: 4.7 TCR = 182% of Waste recovery facilities BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
King County Wastewater Treatment safety composite
King County Wastewater Treatment scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
King County Wastewater Treatment held a steady TCR band
King County Wastewater Treatment's TCR held near 0.1 from 4.7 in 2019 to 4.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.7 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Seattle, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 182% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #5/13
- PHOTO Elk River Resource P…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 122 inj
- SIZE ~783 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Elk River Resource Processing Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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King County Wastewater Treatment in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Carolina Recyc
Carolina Recycling Corp.
4.8 TCR
- Fort Worth
Fort Worth
4.8 TCR
- Manassas 3807
Manassas 3807
4.8 TCR
- This site
King County Wastewater Treatment
4.7 TCR
- Elk River Reso
Elk River Resource Processing Plant
4.7 TCR
What this shows King County Wastewater Treatment averages 4.7 TCR (182% of the Waste recovery facilities BLS benchmark).
King County Wastewater Treatment TCR series: 2019=4.7 · 2020=4 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=4.8 · BLS 2.6
Where King County Wastewater Treatment falls in its industry
422 Waste recovery facilities establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 13 Waste recovery facilities employers in Washington.
King County Wastewater Treatment has more employees than the Waste recovery facilities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · WA · Seattle
422 Waste recovery facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 1,279 employers in Seattle, WA · 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 | Elk River Resource Processing Plant | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carolina Recycling Corp. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fort Worth | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manassas 3807 | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SWY-0027-0027-06608 FAC-06608-AUBURN-WA | 782 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | King County Executive Services | 784 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2643-46230001-462301 | 786 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2252-00000215 | 779 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UW Seattle | 32,378 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The United States of America | 25,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Starz Entertainment | 25,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UW Medical Center - Montlake and NW | 11,307 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth and Families, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AUC-Manatee | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kuehne + Nagel Inc. (CQE-6414) | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | O&G Industries, Inc. | 783 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Citrus memorial Hospital | 783 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Erwin Diesel | 783 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fltab - Tampa | 783 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.