Garbage collection services · Virginia
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge
Christiansburg, VA · ~32 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge: 3.6 TCR = 140% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge safety composite
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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)
- C 3.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge: 3.9 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge's TCR rose 1.8 from 3.9 in 2021 to 5.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Christiansburg, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 140% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #15/43
- PHOTO S04193 - WM of Utah …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S04193 - WM of Utah West Jordan (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge
3.6 TCR
- S04193 - WM of
S04193 - WM of Utah West Jordan
3.6 TCR
- S04289 - Harri
S04289 - Harrison Hauling
3.6 TCR
- Republic Servi
Republic Services of New Jersey LLC
3.6 TCR
- Flood Bros Dis
Flood Bros Disposal Co
3.6 TCR
What this shows Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge averages 3.6 TCR (140% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge TCR series: 2021=3.9 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 2.6
Where Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 43 Garbage collection services employers in Virginia.
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Blue Ridge has fewer employees than the Garbage collection services median and a lower 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 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · VA · Christiansburg
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 61 employers in Christiansburg, VA · 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 | S04193 - WM of Utah West Jordan | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04289 - Harrison Hauling | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Republic Services of New Jersey LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flood Bros Disposal Co | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ayrshire Farm Management, LC | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BIRDSONG CORPORATION-FRANKLIN/SOUTHAMPTON | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NAES : Southampton | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Christiansburg Svc Ctr | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carilion Clinic New River Valley Hospital Co. 03 | 1,131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blacksburg | 488 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corning Incorporated - Blacksburg Plant | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHELOR MOTOR MILE INC | 425 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Richmond Community Schools-Vaile Elementary | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CLS - Manchester | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spokane Valley WA Truss | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Schluter Systems, LP | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | VentureLINX - Galleria | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Compassus Hosp & Pall Macon | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HC Northwest Illinois Galesburg | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thomas Cuisine @ BIO FIRE 2 | 32 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.