General services departments, government · Minnesota
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling
Minneapolis, MN · ~168 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling runs at 585% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling: 18.7 TCR = 585% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling safety composite
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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 18.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 19.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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 Solid Waste and Recycling: 17.6 → 19.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 19.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2024
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling's TCR rose 2.2 from 17.6 in 2023 to 19.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Minneapolis, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 18.7 · 585% of ind
- DART 19.1 DART
- RANK #267/275
- PHOTO City of San Marino
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~168 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of San Marino (0.0 TCR gap)
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Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- City of Benton
City of Benton
18.8 TCR
- This site
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling
18.7 TCR
- City of San Ma
City of San Marino
18.7 TCR
- Village of Nor
Village of Northbrook - Public Works
18.6 TCR
- City of Rockfo
City of Rockford
18.5 TCR
What this shows Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling averages 18.7 TCR (585% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling TCR series: 2023=17.6 · 2024=19.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #267 safest of 275 General services departments, employers in Minnesota.
Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling has more employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · MN · Minneapolis
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 1,321 employers in Minneapolis, MN · 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 | City of San Marino | 18.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Benton | 18.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Northbrook - Public Works | 18.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Rockford | 18.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 505 Nicollet REN3 | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RMS Energy Co LLC | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saputo White Bear Lake | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Labelworks - 0021-MNNO15 | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 22,522 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MN950 MN TELECOMMUTER | 12,021 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0501 - City Center | 8,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hennepin County Medical Center | 7,030 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HMC Performance Coatings | 18.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Park Rose Care Center | 18.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Bakersfield | 18.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MD-MTMD-Maryland | 18.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kilian Manufacturing Corporation | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Martell Electric, LLC | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North American Plants, Inc | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chestfld Pw St | 168 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.