Materials recovery facilities (MRF) · Illinois
MBL Recycling
Palatine, IL · ~40 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MBL Recycling runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Materials recovery facilities (MRF) workplace, earning a grade D.
MBL Recycling: 4.3 TCR = 167% of Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MBL Recycling safety composite
MBL Recycling scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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%).
MBL Recycling held a steady TCR band
MBL Recycling's TCR held near 0.1 from 3.6 in 2016 to 3.8 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 15.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.6 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=15.5 · 2022=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Palatine, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 167% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #14/22
- PHOTO Casella Recycling Au…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Casella Recycling Auburn (0.0 TCR gap)
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MBL Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
MBL Recycling
4.3 TCR
- Casella Recycl
Casella Recycling Auburn
4.3 TCR
- van der Linde
van der Linde Recycling
4.3 TCR
- TAM Recycling,
TAM Recycling, LLC
4.3 TCR
- S06563 - Davis
S06563 - Davis St MRF
4.3 TCR
What this shows MBL Recycling averages 4.3 TCR (167% of the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS benchmark).
MBL Recycling TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=15.5 · 2022=3.8 · BLS 2.6
Where MBL Recycling falls in its industry
422 Materials recovery facilities establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 22 Materials recovery facilities employers in Illinois.
MBL Recycling has fewer employees than the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · IL · Palatine
422 Materials recovery facilities (MRF) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 66 employers in Palatine, IL · 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 | Casella Recycling Auburn | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | van der Linde Recycling | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TAM Recycling, LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S06563 - Davis St MRF | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Integrity Management | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Bloomington Reporting Center | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Downers Grove Sanitary District | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Window Works Addison | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Consolidated School District 15 | 1,957 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILPAL - PALATINE | 1,701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PALATINE (ILPAL) | 1,639 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | William Rainey Harper College | 1,553 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Killeen HS #6 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metal Building Supply, inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ODO-ODFL | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SouthernCarlson - Muscle Shoals | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TEK Construction Services, LLC | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ply-Tech Corporation | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Walton Utility Company, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanchez Brothers Industrial Cleaners | 40 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.