Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Texas

Nickco Recycling

Pittsburg, TX · ~31 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.9
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Nickco Recycling runs at 315% 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.

Nickco Recycling: 6.9 TCR = 315% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Nickco Recycling safety composite

Nickco Recycling scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).

D

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.94 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

2019→2023

Nickco Recycling injury rate improved

Nickco Recycling's TCR fell 13.9 from 13.9 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=13.9 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Pittsburg, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 315% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #81/101
  • PHOTO Staiman Recycling Co…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~31 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Staiman Recycling Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)

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Nickco Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Nickco Recycling averages 6.9 TCR (315% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Nickco Recycling TCR series: 2019=13.9 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Nickco Recycling falls in its industry

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishments

Safer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #81 safest of 101 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Texas.

Nickco Recycling (31 employees, TCR 6.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 020406080100 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Nickco Recycling
Nickco Recycling (31 employees, TCR 6.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Nickco Recycling has fewer 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
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 13.9 13.9 6 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · TX · Pittsburg

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 20 employers in Pittsburg, TX · 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 Staiman Recycling Corporation 6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Synergy Electronics Recycling 6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Girard 6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR United Metals Recycling-Caldwell 6.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE TREES USA 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE Treeland Nursery Inc 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE 145 Ranch LLC 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cobalt Cattle Company LLC - Tulia 31 FTE
CITY-NEAR UT Health Pittsburg 194 FTE
CITY-NEAR Welsh Plant 141 FTE
CITY-NEAR Pittsburg Complex 1 and 2 121 FTE
CITY-NEAR Welsh 119 FTE
NAT-TCR Brandon Building 6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Transit Management 6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Structural Systems Repair Group 6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR 6200 W 51st Street 6.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE EnviroControl Systems, Inc 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fargo Clubhouse 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE Star SU LLC 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE ENTEK Membranes LLC 31 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: 2023, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.