Garbage collection services · Virginia
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg
Petersburg, VA · ~76 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg runs at 248% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg: 6.5 TCR = 248% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg safety composite
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg held a steady TCR band
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg's TCR held near 0.2 from 7.3 in 2021 to 7.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=7.3 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=7.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Petersburg, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.5 · 248% of ind
- DART 7.5 DART
- RANK #32/43
- PHOTO S05282 - WM of Spokane
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S05282 - WM of Spokane (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg
6.5 TCR
- S05282 - WM of
S05282 - WM of Spokane
6.5 TCR
- S07288 - ND Fa
S07288 - ND Fargo
6.5 TCR
- 111 - Lake Cit
111 - Lake City
6.5 TCR
- S06785 - India
S06785 - Indianapolis Hauling
6.5 TCR
What this shows Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg averages 6.5 TCR (248% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg TCR series: 2021=7.3 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=7.5 · BLS 2.6
Where Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 35% 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 #32 safest of 43 Garbage collection services employers in Virginia.
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC - Petersburg 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 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · VA · Petersburg
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 79 employers in Petersburg, 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 | S05282 - WM of Spokane | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S07288 - ND Fargo | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 111 - Lake City | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S06785 - Indianapolis Hauling | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Red Sun Farms | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harrisonburg Greenhouse | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Roanoke Svc Bldg | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Asturian Group | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : RIC1 | 1,273 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southside Regional Medical Center | 1,268 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - RIC1 | 828 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Quality Plus Services | 659 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PACE Supply Santa Rosa Branch 1 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | El Paso Sector | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - STX4 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Interstate Pipe & Supply Co | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Morningside University | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3405 - Madison State Street | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3314 - Chicago Mayfair | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. - Durant, IA SPSC | 76 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.