Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream · Louisiana

LEI - Independence 2

Independence, LA · ~17 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
2.7
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

LEI - Independence 2 runs at 103% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream workplace, earning a grade C.

LEI - Independence 2: 2.7 TCR = 103% of Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

LEI - Independence 2 safety composite

LEI - Independence 2 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 65% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−6.2

2016→2023

LEI - Independence 2 injury rate improved

LEI - Independence 2's TCR fell 6.2 from 6.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=6.2 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562920 · Independence, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 103% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P65
  • PHOTO Center City Material…
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~17 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Center City Material Recovery Facility (0.0 TCR gap)

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LEI - Independence 2 in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows LEI - Independence 2 averages 2.7 TCR (103% of the Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream BLS benchmark).

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

LEI - Independence 2 TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.6

Where LEI - Independence 2 falls in its industry

422 Removal of recyclable material establishments

Safer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
LEI - Independence 2 (17 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 3.8 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 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate LEI - Independence 2
LEI - Independence 2 (17 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 3.8

LEI - Independence 2 has fewer employees than the Removal of recyclable materials from a w median and a lower 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 6.9 6.9 0 1 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 5.7 5.7 1 0 0
2016 6.2 6.2 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562920 · LA · Independence

422 Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 6 employers in Independence, LA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Center City Material Recovery Facility 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR S06555 - Orange Transfer and MRF Recycling 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tacoma - 192nd 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Viatek Solutions, Phoenix 2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE G & D Well Service, Inc 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE Turbo Chem International, Inc 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE ABITA SPRINGS 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE Johnny's Roofing & Metal Works, Inc. 17 FTE
CITY-NEAR PF SPAM, LLC 415 FTE
CITY-NEAR Independence 56 FTE
CITY-NEAR Crossover 39 FTE
CITY-NEAR LEI - Independence 1 31 FTE
NAT-TCR USM Store #511 (United) 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Unit #0367 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Unit #2984 2.7 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 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.