Hazardous waste material treatment facilities · Washington
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW)
Richland, WA · ~69 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hazardous waste material treatment facilities workplace, earning a grade D.
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW): 3.5 TCR = 135% of Hazardous waste material treatment facilities BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) safety composite
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW): 5.4 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.23× in 2024
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW)'s TCR rose 3.2 from 5.4 in 2020 to 8.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562211 · Richland, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 135% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO Pacific Resource Rec…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pacific Resource Recovery Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pacific Resour
Pacific Resource Recovery Services
3.6 TCR
- DIVERSIFIED SC
DIVERSIFIED SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, INC. (DSSI)
3.6 TCR
- Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry TENORM Processing Facility
3.6 TCR
- This site
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW)
3.5 TCR
- MSC
MSC
3.5 TCR
What this shows Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) averages 3.5 TCR (135% of the Hazardous waste material treatment facilities BLS benchmark).
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) TCR series: 2020=5.4 · 2021=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 2.6
Where Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) falls in its industry
211 Hazardous waste material treat establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Hazardous waste material treat employers in Washington.
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) has more employees than the Hazardous waste material treatment facil median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562211 · WA · Richland
211 Hazardous waste material treatment facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 83 employers in Richland, WA · 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 | Pacific Resource Recovery Services | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DIVERSIFIED SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, INC. (DSSI) | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MSC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Martins Ferry TENORM Processing Facility | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NBI | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | O'Brien Orchards, Inc. | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flanagan and Jones, LLC | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GenCap Construction Corp. | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2252-00000320 | 4,577 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WA566 KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR-RICHLAND HR | 2,150 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) | 1,978 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) | 673 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CVG-GH | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Patriot Place | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Belletetes Ashland | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1613 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Merit Contracting | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Liberty Casting Company-Curtis Street | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Electronic Responsible Recyclers DBA ER2 | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Progressive Finishes, INC | 69 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.