Garbage disposal landfills · Connecticut
Public Works Refuse
North Haven, CT · ~23 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 22.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Works Refuse runs at 865% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage disposal landfills workplace, earning a grade F.
Public Works Refuse: 22.5 TCR = 865% of Garbage disposal landfills BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Works Refuse safety composite
Public Works Refuse scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 22.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 18.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Public Works Refuse: 14.9 → 18.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 42.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2024
Public Works Refuse's TCR rose 3.2 from 14.9 in 2017 to 18.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 42.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562212 · North Haven, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 22.5 · 865% of ind
- DART 18.1 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO OCWR Olinda Alfa Lan…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OCWR Olinda Alfa Landfill (0.0 TCR gap)
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Public Works Refuse in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Refuse Divisio
Refuse Division - Honolulu Yard
23.6 TCR
- This site
Public Works Refuse
22.5 TCR
- OCWR Olinda Al
OCWR Olinda Alfa Landfill
22.5 TCR
- Disposal & Env
Disposal & Environmental Protection
19.4 TCR
- Town of Enfiel
Town of Enfield Division of Solid Waste
18.9 TCR
What this shows Public Works Refuse averages 22.5 TCR (865% of the Garbage disposal landfills BLS benchmark).
Public Works Refuse TCR series: 2017=14.9 · 2018=11.6 · 2019=42.8 · 2020=26.8 · 2021=11.5 · 2022=31.4 · 2023=22.8 · 2024=18.1 · BLS 2.6
Where Public Works Refuse falls in its industry
288 Garbage disposal landfills establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Garbage disposal landfills employers in Connecticut.
Public Works Refuse has fewer employees than the Garbage disposal landfills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22.8 | 17.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31.4 | 31.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26.8 | 21.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562212 · CT · North Haven
288 Garbage disposal landfills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 95 employers in North Haven, 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 | OCWR Olinda Alfa Landfill | 22.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Refuse Division - Honolulu Yard | 23.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Disposal & Environmental Protection | 19.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Enfield Division of Solid Waste | 18.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | InnoConn Construction Management LLC | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OWI Contractors, LLC | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Andrew Ansaldi Company | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cocchiola Paving Inc | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BDL3 | 4,773 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BDL3 | 4,482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CT-01 | 4,429 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medtonic | 2,818 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Powder Coating Systems | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rcnl, LLC. | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freeport Water & Sewer Department - City of Freeport | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EZ Logistics MD LLC | 22.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Eloy Farm | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Imperial Beach | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Dimension Masonry Inc | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Global Metal Recycling, Inc. | 23 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.