Solid Waste Collection · California

Recology Eel River

Fortuna, CA · ~66 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
9.9
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Recology Eel River runs at 382% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.

Recology Eel River: 9.9 TCR = 382% of Solid Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Recology Eel River safety composite

Recology Eel River scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 9.94 per 100 workers

Safer than 17% of industry peers

DART rate
D 4.41 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% 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

−5.1

2017→2024

Recology Eel River injury rate improved

Recology Eel River's TCR fell 5.1 from 13.9 in 2017 to 8.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=13.9 · 2018=10.8 · 2019=10.9 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=9.9 · 2022=10.6 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=8.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Fortuna, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.9 · 382% of ind

  • DART 4.4 DART
  • RANK #172/247
  • PHOTO S03993 - WM of Pitts…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 48 inj
  • SIZE ~66 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: S03993 - WM of Pittsburgh (0.0 TCR gap)

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Recology Eel River in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Recology Eel River averages 9.9 TCR (382% of the Solid Waste Collection BLS benchmark).

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

Recology Eel River TCR series: 2017=13.9 · 2018=10.8 · 2019=10.9 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=9.9 · 2022=10.6 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=8.8 · BLS 2.6

Where Recology Eel River falls in its industry

2,322 Solid Waste Collection establishments

Safer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #172 safest of 247 Solid Waste Collection employers in California.

Recology Eel River (66 employees, TCR 9.9) 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 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Recology Eel River
Recology Eel River (66 employees, TCR 9.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Recology Eel River has more employees than the Solid Waste Collection 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
2024 8.8 4.4 6 0 0
2023 7.4 3.0 5 0 0
2022 10.6 1.5 7 0 0
2021 9.9 4.2 7 0 0
2020 7.3 5.8 5 0 0
2019 10.9 8.2 8 0 0
2018 10.8 4.0 8 0 0
2017 13.9 13.9 2 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · CA · Fortuna

2,322 Solid Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 27 employers in Fortuna, CA · 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 S03993 - WM of Pittsburgh 9.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Marina 9.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Parks Garbage Service - Mt Union 9.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Recology Oregon Recovery 9.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Nuseed Americas, Inc., West Sacramento Innovation Center 66 FTE
STATE-SIZE ORGANIC BUNCH HARVESTING 66 FTE
STATE-SIZE Navco Berry Harvest 66 FTE
STATE-SIZE kings orchards, llc 66 FTE
CITY-NEAR California Department of Transportation Facility 498 520 FTE
CITY-NEAR NORTHERN REGION : HUU 331 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2004-00001440 202 FTE
CITY-NEAR CA835 REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HR 181 FTE
NAT-TCR Colorado Springs 256 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Pan American Properties-Vega Alta 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR 1012 - Wrightstown 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Newark Tank Depot 9.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Seymour Manufacturing Co., Inc. 66 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mission Linen Supply Tucson 66 FTE
NAT-SIZE Central Park Elementary School 66 FTE
NAT-SIZE Franklin Electric - Oklahoma City 66 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. 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.