Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid · Indiana

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana

Name: Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Kokomo, IN · ~123 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.7
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana runs at 103% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid workplace, earning a grade C.

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana: 2.7 TCR = 103% of Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana safety composite

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% 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).

70/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 2.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0.98 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

−2.1

2016→2021

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana injury rate improved

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana's TCR fell 2.1 from 3.6 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.9 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.6 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Kokomo, IN ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 103% of ind

DART 1.0 DART
RANK #10/71
PHOTO Republic services of…
BOOK 6y book
INJ 24 inj
SIZE ~123 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Republic services of Corpus Christi (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana averages 2.7 TCR (103% of the Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid BLS benchmark).

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.5 · BLS 2.6

Where Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana falls in its industry

2,322 Waste hauling, local, nonhazar establishments

Safer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 71 Waste hauling, local, nonhazar employers in Indiana.

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana (123 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Merrell Bros., Inc. - Indiana has more employees than the Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid 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
2021	1.5	1.0	3	0
2020	1.1	0.5	2	0
2019	1.3	1.3	2	0
2018	3.9	2.6	6	0
2017	4.9	2.1	6	1
2016	3.6	2.1	5	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · IN · Kokomo

2,322 Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 145 employers in Kokomo, IN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Republic services of Corpus Christi	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Meridian Waste Florida LLC - Yulee Hauling	YULEE, FL	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S05331 - WM - Decatur	DECATUR, IL	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S04519 - WM of SE Texas - Victoria	VICTORIA, TX	2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	2681_5131	NEW HAVEN	123 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Fort Wayne Corporate	FT WAYNE	123 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Precision Plastics of Indiana, Inc.	COLUMBIA CITY	123 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Brinco Manufacturing Inc.	BRISTOL	123 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Kokomo Transmission Plant	Kokomo	3,289 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Fiat Chrysler Automobiles- Indiana Transmission Plant 1	Kokomo	1,590 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Indiana Transmission Plant 1	Kokomo	1,545 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Kokomo Casting Plant	Kokomo	1,267 FTE
NAT-TCR	Plano Fleet - 1202	Plano, IL	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Stop to Save 99	Scottsboro, AL	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Chelsea AL Yard	Chelsea, AL	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Klemm Tank Lines 53011 Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Rehrig Pacific Company Atlanta	Lawrenceville, GA	123 FTE
NAT-SIZE	USCS- Warsaw, NC	Warsaw, NC	123 FTE
NAT-SIZE	D070-M001	Hutchinson, KS	123 FTE
NAT-SIZE	CTS Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	123 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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