Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Georgia
Metro Green Recycling
Atlanta, GA · ~52 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metro Green Recycling runs at 385% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Metro Green Recycling: 8.5 TCR = 385% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metro Green Recycling safety composite
Metro Green Recycling scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.2
2019→2024
Metro Green Recycling injury rate improved
Metro Green Recycling's TCR fell 3.2 from 6.3 in 2019 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 17.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.3 · 2021=17.4 · 2022=11.3 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Atlanta, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 385% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #45/49
- PHOTO Elizabeth Facility
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Elizabeth Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metro Green Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Metro Green Recycling
8.5 TCR
- Elizabeth Faci
Elizabeth Facility
8.5 TCR
- DAVID HIRSCHBE
DAVID HIRSCHBERG STEEL COMPANY
8.5 TCR
- Farnsworth
Farnsworth
8.5 TCR
- JRS
JRS
8.5 TCR
What this shows Metro Green Recycling averages 8.5 TCR (385% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Metro Green Recycling TCR series: 2019=6.3 · 2021=17.4 · 2022=11.3 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Metro Green Recycling falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 17% 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 #45 safest of 49 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Georgia.
Metro Green Recycling has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a higher 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.4 | 12.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · GA · Atlanta
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 1,907 employers in Atlanta, 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 | Elizabeth Facility | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DAVID HIRSCHBERG STEEL COMPANY | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Farnsworth | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JRS | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cleveland Hatchery (CV) | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Transmission Support PC Field Services Maintenance Reliability 160 Lake Mirror Road Forest Park | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Statesboro Operating - 111 Stockyard Rd. | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton Realty of Georgia - Atlanta East - Atlanta Realty | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Insight Global | 20,586 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Delta Air Lines - ATL Airport | 19,423 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Delta Air Lines - ATL- Airport | 18,018 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northside | 13,761 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Residence at Watertown Square | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Popeyes 11766 | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MeadowView Memory Care Village | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manufacturer of Fine Hardwood Floors | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Newton County Development Landfill | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bayside Insulation & Construction, Inc. | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Altoona- Parks | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keystone RV Company - Plant 18 | 52 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.