Refuse collection services · Connecticut

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton

Shelton, CT · ~103 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
20.1
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton runs at 774% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Refuse collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton: 20.1 TCR = 774% of Refuse collection services BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton safety composite

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).

F

18/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 20.13 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% of industry peers

DART rate
F 9.44 per 100 workers

Safer than 12% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 52% 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

−14.9

2018→2020

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton injury rate improved

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton's TCR fell 14.9 from 32.0 in 2018 to 17.2 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 32.0 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=32.0 · 2019=11.2 · 2020=17.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Shelton, CT ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 20.1 · 774% of ind

  • DART 9.4 DART
  • RANK #46/47
  • PHOTO 4617_10340
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 66 inj
  • SIZE ~103 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 4617_10340 (0.0 TCR gap)

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Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton averages 20.1 TCR (774% of the Refuse collection services BLS benchmark).

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

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton TCR series: 2018=32 · 2019=11.2 · 2020=17.2 · BLS 2.6

Where Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton falls in its industry

2,322 Refuse collection services establishments

Safer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 47 Refuse collection services employers in Connecticut.

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton (103 employees, TCR 20.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1 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 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton
Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton (103 employees, TCR 20.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Shelton has more employees than the Refuse collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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
2020 17.2 9.4 19 1 0
2019 11.2 7.7 13 0 0
2018 32.0 23.6 34 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · CT · Shelton

2,322 Refuse collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 111 employers in Shelton, CT · 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 4617_10340 20.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Waste Reduction 20.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Metro Waste Systems LLC 20.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR AVW of West Virginia - Kearneysville 20.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE HARP Home Services 103 FTE
STATE-SIZE USA CT East Hartford Plant 103 FTE
STATE-SIZE APS Technology Connecticut 103 FTE
STATE-SIZE 15 Progress Drive 103 FTE
CITY-NEAR AffinEco, LLC 1,740 FTE
CITY-NEAR SMG 1,487 FTE
CITY-NEAR SSC, Inc. 820 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lockheed Martin Corporation US CT Shelton Far Mill Crossng (5223) 655 FTE
NAT-TCR RideRight - Lancaster 20.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Twin Cities Specialties Inc. 20.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Dp Enterprises Lp 20.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Unit Drop Forge 20.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE The Standard Group - PTC 103 FTE
NAT-SIZE BCI Buckeye Division 103 FTE
NAT-SIZE Boondocks Fun Center 103 FTE
NAT-SIZE Tuckahoe Landscaping & Lawncare 103 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: 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.