Solid Waste Collection · California
Recology San Mateo County
San Carlos, CA · ~242 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 28.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Recology San Mateo County runs at 1092% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.
Recology San Mateo County: 28.4 TCR = 1092% of Solid Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Recology San Mateo County safety composite
Recology San Mateo County scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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 28.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 16.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Recology San Mateo County: 22.4 → 27.0 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 37.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.57× in 2024
Recology San Mateo County's TCR rose 4.6 from 22.4 in 2017 to 27.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 37.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · San Carlos, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 28.4 · 1092% of ind
- DART 16.1 DART
- RANK #247/247
- PHOTO Affinity Waste Solut…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 516 inj
- SIZE ~242 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Affinity Waste Solutions (0.2 TCR gap)
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Recology San Mateo County in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Capitol Waste
Capitol Waste Services Inc.
29 TCR
- Affinity Waste
Affinity Waste Solutions
28.6 TCR
- This site
Recology San Mateo County
28.4 TCR
- Tule Trash Com
Tule Trash Company LLC
28 TCR
- GOLDEN GATE DI
GOLDEN GATE DISPOSAL COMPANY
27.9 TCR
What this shows Recology San Mateo County averages 28.4 TCR (1092% of the Solid Waste Collection BLS benchmark).
Recology San Mateo County TCR series: 2017=22.4 · 2018=37.5 · 2019=18.5 · 2020=25.7 · 2021=35.6 · 2022=28.8 · 2023=31.5 · 2024=27 · BLS 2.6
Where Recology San Mateo County falls in its industry
2,322 Solid Waste Collection establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #247 safest of 247 Solid Waste Collection employers in California.
Recology San Mateo County 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 | 27.0 | 16.1 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31.5 | 12.6 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28.8 | 13.5 | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 35.6 | 13.5 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25.7 | 10.2 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 37.5 | 15.3 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22.4 | 16.9 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · CA · San Carlos
2,322 Solid Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 57 employers in San Carlos, 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 | Affinity Waste Solutions | 28.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tule Trash Company LLC | 28.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GOLDEN GATE DISPOSAL COMPANY | 27.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Capitol Waste Services Inc. | 29.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2400-Oxnard, CA (Monsanto Co.) | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHI Employee Benefit Company | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NCVM | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Santa Rosa - Water Department | 242 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rudolph and Sletten | 686 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30507) | 534 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-10145) | 387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | San Mateo County Transit District | 293 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Piasecki Steel Construction Corp. | 28.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Abq-Ground Ops | 28.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ind-Ground Ops | 28.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Good Shepherd Home - Bethlehem (GSRN) | 28.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marriott's Ocean Pointe | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carthage | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Northern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital | 242 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.