Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Louisiana
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc.
Lafayette, LA · ~33 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc.: 4.3 TCR = 195% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. safety composite
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−2.9
2023→2024
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. injury rate improved
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.9 from 5.8 in 2023 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=5.8 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Lafayette, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 195% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/18
- PHOTO Columbus Metals Indu…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Columbus Metals Industries (0.0 TCR gap)
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Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Columbus Metal
Columbus Metals Industries
4.3 TCR
- Regency Techno
Regency Technologies - Chicago
4.3 TCR
- Alter Metal Re
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron and Metal - Rockford
4.3 TCR
- ERI Plainfield
ERI Plainfield, IN
4.3 TCR
What this shows Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. averages 4.3 TCR (195% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. TCR series: 2023=5.8 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 18 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Louisiana.
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. has fewer employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · LA · Lafayette
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 312 employers in Lafayette, LA · 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 | Columbus Metals Industries | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Regency Technologies - Chicago | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron and Metal - Rockford | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ERI Plainfield, IN | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Riverside Plant | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilkinson Technologies | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Soil Environmental, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pineville Service Center | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Acadian Ambulance | 3,166 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OLG Lafayette General Medical Center | 2,489 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. | 1,348 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stuller, Inc. Global Headquarters | 1,330 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1195 - Chesterfield MO | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Duval | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Munson Home Care | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JBS Contracting, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Baldwin's Forest Products, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Ice Cream Freezer | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nilssen's Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lee Building Products (Murfreesboro) | 33 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.