MRF (materials recovery facilities) · Arizona

North Gateway Recycling

Phoenix, AZ · ~31 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
3.9
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

North Gateway Recycling runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical MRF (materials recovery facilities) workplace, earning a grade D.

North Gateway Recycling: 3.9 TCR = 148% of MRF (materials recovery facilities) BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

North Gateway Recycling safety composite

North Gateway Recycling scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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

43/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.85 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.43 per 100 workers

Safer than 30% 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

−4.7

2018→2022

North Gateway Recycling injury rate improved

North Gateway Recycling's TCR fell 4.7 from 8.1 in 2018 to 3.4 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=8.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=3.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562920 · Phoenix, AZ ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 148% of ind

  • DART 3.4 DART
  • RANK #8/14
  • PHOTO FCC Environmental Se…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~31 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: FCC Environmental Services Texas, LLC (Houston MRF) (0.0 TCR gap)

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North Gateway Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows North Gateway Recycling averages 3.9 TCR (148% of the MRF (materials recovery facilities) BLS benchmark).

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

North Gateway Recycling TCR series: 2018=8.1 · 2020=0 · 2022=3.4 · BLS 2.6

Where North Gateway Recycling falls in its industry

422 MRF (materials recovery facili establishments

Safer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 14 MRF (materials recovery facili employers in Arizona.

North Gateway Recycling (31 employees, TCR 3.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 3.8 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 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate North Gateway Recycling
North Gateway Recycling (31 employees, TCR 3.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 3.8

North Gateway Recycling has fewer employees than the MRF (materials recovery facilities) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 3.4 3.4 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 8.1 5.4 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562920 · AZ · Phoenix

422 MRF (materials recovery facilities) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 2,630 employers in Phoenix, AZ · 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 FCC Environmental Services Texas, LLC (Houston MRF) 3.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR g2 revolution LITH 3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Aquafil Carpet Recycling #1, Inc. 3.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR North Liberty 3.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Health For Life 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE RIGGINS FARMS LTD 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE LPSCO 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE Angle Homes, Inc 31 FTE
CITY-NEAR Maricopa County 15,504 FTE
CITY-NEAR Phoenix Children's Hospital 7,575 FTE
CITY-NEAR All Company 6,261 FTE
CITY-NEAR 6403-64030500 6,153 FTE
NAT-TCR Food Giant #527 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Trajen Flight Support LP - IAH 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR 4588 Knox Food Service Packaging 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR MedVet Pittsburgh 3.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Legacy Dcs, LLC 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE Manheim Pensacola 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE Alta Equipment Company Orland Park 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE 5472-NAI-0034-0034-00845 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: 2022, 2020, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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