Dumps, nonhazardous solid waste (e.g., trash) · New York
Modern Disposal Elk Street
Buffalo, NY · ~211 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Modern Disposal Elk Street runs at 432% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Dumps, nonhazardous solid waste (e.g., trash) workplace, earning a grade F.
Modern Disposal Elk Street: 11.2 TCR = 432% of Dumps, nonhazardous solid waste (e.g., trash) BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Modern Disposal Elk Street safety composite
Modern Disposal Elk Street scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−17.9
2018→2022
Modern Disposal Elk Street injury rate improved
Modern Disposal Elk Street's TCR fell 17.9 from 26.0 in 2018 to 8.1 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 26.0 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=26.0 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=8.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562212 · Buffalo, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 11.2 · 432% of ind
- DART 7.6 DART
- RANK #10/10
- PHOTO Solid Waste Division
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 86 inj
- SIZE ~211 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Solid Waste Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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Modern Disposal Elk Street in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Speedway Recyc
Speedway Recycling and Landfill Facility
11.5 TCR
- Toland
Toland
11.4 TCR
- Solid Waste Di
Solid Waste Division
11.3 TCR
- This site
Modern Disposal Elk Street
11.2 TCR
- Westmoreland S
Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC
11.1 TCR
What this shows Modern Disposal Elk Street averages 11.2 TCR (432% of the Dumps, nonhazardous solid waste (e.g., trash) BLS benchmark).
Modern Disposal Elk Street TCR series: 2018=26 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=8.1 · BLS 2.6
Where Modern Disposal Elk Street falls in its industry
288 Dumps, nonhazardous solid wast establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Dumps, nonhazardous solid wast employers in New York.
Modern Disposal Elk Street has more employees than the Dumps, nonhazardous solid waste (e.g., t median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562212 · NY · Buffalo
288 Dumps, nonhazardous solid waste (e.g., trash) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 532 employers in Buffalo, NY · 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 | Solid Waste Division | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Toland | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Speedway Recycling and Landfill Facility | 11.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Island Architectural Woodwork, Inc. | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Precision Valve & Automation INC | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BCS Access Systems US, LLC | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Candlelight Cabinetry, Inc. | 211 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo General Hospital | 3,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | 2,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WNY Independent Living, Inc. | 1,988 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaleida Health Oishei Childrens Hospital | 1,765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4054-ABS-0020-0021-00106 | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-SWY-0005-0005-00322 | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1808 LKQ Western Truck Parts | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 254916-Kzo-Kalamazoo Hub Sta | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Endura Products, Inc.-Prineville | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Skills Development Services, Inc | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HOU-ODFL | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Primm Valley | 211 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.