Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Arkansas
Metro Scrap Metals
North Little Rock, AR · ~52 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metro Scrap Metals runs at 419% 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 Scrap Metals: 9.2 TCR = 419% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metro Scrap Metals safety composite
Metro Scrap Metals scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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)
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−13.9
2017→2024
Metro Scrap Metals injury rate improved
Metro Scrap Metals's TCR fell 13.9 from 20.2 in 2017 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 20.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=20.2 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · North Little Rock, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 419% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #10/11
- PHOTO Joseph Freedman Co.,…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Joseph Freedman Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metro Scrap Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Neighborhood R
Neighborhood Recycling
9.3 TCR
- This site
Metro Scrap Metals
9.2 TCR
- Joseph Freedma
Joseph Freedman Co., Inc.
9.2 TCR
- Southern Recyc
Southern Recycling, LLC.
9.2 TCR
- United Alloys
United Alloys and Metals Columbus
9.2 TCR
What this shows Metro Scrap Metals averages 9.2 TCR (419% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Metro Scrap Metals TCR series: 2017=20.2 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Metro Scrap Metals falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 11 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Arkansas.
Metro Scrap Metals 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 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20.2 | 18.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · AR · North Little Rock
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 149 employers in North Little Rock, AR · 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 | Joseph Freedman Co., Inc. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Recycling, LLC. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Alloys and Metals Columbus | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Neighborhood Recycling | 9.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Parks Brothers Farms, Inc. | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Peco Foods Hatchery | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri Star Contractors, LLC | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AR 1a | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AR Little Rock | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maverick North Little Rock, AR | 1,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EngageMED | 1,100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock | 1,002 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gas Construction Livonia | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JONDO LTD - Rocklin, CA | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thermo King Midwest Inc | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Town of Normal - Public Works | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alabama Dumpster | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Henkels & McCoy, Inc - Houston, TX | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | G.P. Transport, Inc. | 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.