Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Kansas

Langley Recycling of Topeka

Topeka, KS · ~19 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
24.6
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Langley Recycling of Topeka runs at 1117% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Langley Recycling of Topeka: 24.6 TCR = 1117% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Langley Recycling of Topeka safety composite

Langley Recycling of Topeka scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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

13/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 24.58 per 100 workers

Safer than 0% of industry peers

DART rate
F 18.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.6

2016→2018

Langley Recycling of Topeka injury rate improved

Langley Recycling of Topeka's TCR fell 0.6 from 24.9 in 2016 to 24.3 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 24.9 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=24.9 · 2018=24.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Topeka, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 24.6 · 1117% of ind

  • DART 18.2 DART
  • RANK #10/10
  • PHOTO Metro Metals NW
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~19 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Metro Metals NW (1.1 TCR gap)

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Langley Recycling of Topeka in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Langley Recycling of Topeka averages 24.6 TCR (1117% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

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

Langley Recycling of Topeka TCR series: 2016=24.9 · 2018=24.3 · BLS 2.2

Where Langley Recycling of Topeka falls in its industry

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishments

Safer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Kansas.

Langley Recycling of Topeka (19 employees, TCR 24.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0 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 020406080100 0102030 Average employees Total Case Rate Langley Recycling of Topeka
Langley Recycling of Topeka (19 employees, TCR 24.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Langley Recycling of Topeka has fewer employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale 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
2018 24.3 18.2 4 0 0
2016 24.9 24.9 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · KS · Topeka

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 319 employers in Topeka, KS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Metro Metals NW 23.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR CIM TRANSPORTATION 22.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR CASS NV, LLC 20.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Upstate Shredding 20.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Ottawa Service Center 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE Caney Valley Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE LLK LLC dba L & L Construction 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE Wichita Home Works LLC 19 FTE
CITY-NEAR Stormont Vail Health - Hospital 2,589 FTE
CITY-NEAR Goodyear Tire Rubber Company 1,563 FTE
CITY-NEAR Goodyear Topeka 1,499 FTE
CITY-NEAR The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus 1,417 FTE
NAT-TCR Store 0683 24.6 TCR
NAT-TCR 877 Dwt1000 24.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Kre-Bsl Husky Warwick Operation LLC 24.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Trader Joe's 0637 Media 24.6 TCR

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: 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.