Garbage collection services · Kentucky

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste

Louisville, KY · ~93 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
12.5
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste runs at 482% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste: 12.5 TCR = 482% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste safety composite

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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

20/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 12.52 per 100 workers

Safer than 10% of industry peers

DART rate
F 12.17 per 100 workers

Safer than 8% 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

−0.7

2023→2024

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste injury rate improved

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste's TCR fell 0.7 from 12.9 in 2023 to 12.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=12.9 · 2024=12.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 482% of ind

  • DART 12.2 DART
  • RANK #43/45
  • PHOTO S03237 - WM of the R…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 17 inj
  • SIZE ~93 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: S03237 - WM of the Rockies - Montrose Hauling (0.0 TCR gap)

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Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste averages 12.5 TCR (482% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).

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

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste TCR series: 2023=12.9 · 2024=12.2 · BLS 2.6

Where Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste falls in its industry

2,322 Garbage collection services establishments

Safer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 45 Garbage collection services employers in Kentucky.

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste (93 employees, TCR 12.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1 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 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste (93 employees, TCR 12.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government-Public Works SWMS- Bulk Waste has more 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 12.2 12.2 9 0 0
2023 12.9 12.9 8 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · KY · Louisville

2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, KY · 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 S03237 - WM of the Rockies - Montrose Hauling 12.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR SUBURBAN DISPOSAL CORPORATION 12.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Waste Pro 402 - Mobile 12.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Area - Bloomington 12.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Kelley Beekeeping Company 93 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pittsburg Tank & Tower Maintenance Co., Inc. 93 FTE
STATE-SIZE WARE Kentucky 93 FTE
STATE-SIZE Meuth Construction 93 FTE
CITY-NEAR Jefferson County Public Schools 18,524 FTE
CITY-NEAR KYGRA - WORLDPORT 11,933 FTE
CITY-NEAR WORLDPORT (KYGRA) 9,667 FTE
CITY-NEAR KTKY TRUCK 8,757 FTE
NAT-TCR Accura HealthCare of Cascade 12.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Southern Farmland Cultivation, Inc. 12.5 TCR
NAT-TCR The Laurels of Milford 12.5 TCR
NAT-TCR King Kullen #15 12.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Supreme Boats 93 FTE
NAT-SIZE Katzen 93 FTE
NAT-SIZE 5137 Fresenius Medical Care 93 FTE
NAT-SIZE Meadow Wind Healthcare LLC 93 FTE

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: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.