Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · Georgia
Macon - Lower Poplar
Macon, GA · ~30 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Macon - Lower Poplar runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Macon - Lower Poplar: 1.4 TCR = 66% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Macon - Lower Poplar safety composite
Macon - Lower Poplar scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Macon - Lower Poplar: 0.0 → 4.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Macon - Lower Poplar's TCR rose 4.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Macon, GA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.4 · 66% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/49
- PHOTO Zero Waste Recycling
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Zero Waste Recycling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Macon - Lower Poplar in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Trademark Meta
Trademark Metals Recycling LLC Landstreet
1.5 TCR
- Greif (RG Hard
Greif (RG Hardeeville)
1.5 TCR
- This site
Macon - Lower Poplar
1.4 TCR
- Zero Waste Rec
Zero Waste Recycling
1.4 TCR
- CMC Recycling
CMC Recycling Liberty
1.4 TCR
What this shows Macon - Lower Poplar averages 1.4 TCR (66% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Macon - Lower Poplar TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=3 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Macon - Lower Poplar falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 49 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in Georgia.
Macon - Lower Poplar has fewer employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a lower 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 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · GA · Macon
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 300 employers in Macon, GA · 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 | Zero Waste Recycling | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trademark Metals Recycling LLC Landstreet | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greif (RG Hardeeville) | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CMC Recycling Liberty | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Forsyth Hatchery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coffee Cotton Gin Co., Inc | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Albany Green Energy | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Americus Operating 1020 Southerfield Road Americus GA | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical Center, Navicent Health | 3,977 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1201-Navicent Health Medical Center | 3,858 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SAV3 | 1,528 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SAV3 | 1,305 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hampton Inn - Winston-Salem | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lennar New Jersey | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Philipsburg School Bus Garage | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lennar DFW | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | A-1 Steel Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Enterprise Rent A Car (Tallahassee Airport) | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brown Transport inc | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kapolei | 30 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.