Solid Waste Collection · California

Recology Humboldt County

Eureka, CA · ~36 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
12.3
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Recology Humboldt County runs at 472% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.

Recology Humboldt County: 12.3 TCR = 472% of Solid Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Recology Humboldt County safety composite

Recology Humboldt County scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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

29/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 12.27 per 100 workers

Safer than 11% of industry peers

DART rate
F 4.98 per 100 workers

Safer than 33% 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

−7.0

2017→2024

Recology Humboldt County injury rate improved

Recology Humboldt County's TCR fell 7.0 from 24.4 in 2017 to 17.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 24.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=24.4 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=12.9 · 2020=13.2 · 2021=14.7 · 2022=10.6 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=17.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

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

Grade F · TCR 12.3 · 472% of ind

  • DART 5.0 DART
  • RANK #202/247
  • PHOTO Emterra Environmenta…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 37 inj
  • SIZE ~36 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Emterra Environmental USA Corp -Bad Axe (0.0 TCR gap)

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Recology Humboldt County in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Recology Humboldt County averages 12.3 TCR (472% 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 Humboldt County TCR series: 2017=24.4 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=12.9 · 2020=13.2 · 2021=14.7 · 2022=10.6 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=17.4 · BLS 2.6

Where Recology Humboldt County falls in its industry

2,322 Solid Waste Collection establishments

Safer than 11% 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 #202 safest of 247 Solid Waste Collection employers in California.

Recology Humboldt County (36 employees, TCR 12.3) 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 Humboldt County
Recology Humboldt County (36 employees, TCR 12.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Recology Humboldt County has fewer 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 17.4 5.0 7 0 0
2023 2.5 2.5 1 0 0
2022 10.6 2.6 4 0 0
2021 14.7 8.8 5 0 0
2020 13.2 5.3 5 0 0
2019 12.9 7.8 5 0 0
2018 2.4 0.0 1 0 0
2017 24.4 24.4 9 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · CA · Eureka

2,322 Solid Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 96 employers in Eureka, 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 Emterra Environmental USA Corp -Bad Axe 12.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Advanced Disposal - Northhampton Hauling 12.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR L&L Site Services, Inc. 12.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Valley Waste Service, Inc. 12.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE River Garden Farms 36 FTE
STATE-SIZE Knight Farms 36 FTE
STATE-SIZE J.H. MEEK & SONS INC. 36 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dirt Farmer and Company 36 FTE
CITY-NEAR California Department of Transportation Facility 65 1,751 FTE
CITY-NEAR CA814 ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL EUREKA HR 1,210 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2004-00001430 1,116 FTE
CITY-NEAR California Department of Transportation Facility 407 701 FTE
NAT-TCR Harlem Roscoe Fire Protection District 12.3 TCR
NAT-TCR COD023 12.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Trader Joe's 0712 Madison 12.3 TCR
NAT-TCR National FL - 0804 12.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE HL-O Elementary 36 FTE
NAT-SIZE BB - Prospect 36 FTE
NAT-SIZE J.D. Graphic Co., Inc. 36 FTE
NAT-SIZE Nj - Dsm 36 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.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.