Solid Waste Collection · California

Recology Vallejo

Vallejo, CA · ~113 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
18.1
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities

The verdict

Recology Vallejo runs at 695% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.

F
Failing Safety Record
18.1
avg TCR · per 100 workers
2.6
industry benchmark (BLS)
151
recordable injuries tracked

Grade compares Recology Vallejo's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 8 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.

Injury rate over time

Recology Vallejo's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 2.6 industry benchmark.

0510152025 20172018201920202021202220232024 19.72.6 Industry benchmarkRecology Vallejo TCR
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 562111.

Where Recology Vallejo falls in its industry

2,506 Solid Waste Collection establishments

Safer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #241 safest of 266 Solid Waste Collection employers in California.

Recology Vallejo has an average TCR of 18.1, which is 695% of the industry average (2.6) for Solid Waste Collection. This is significantly worse than average.

The letter grade is a transparent derived index PlainSafetyScore computes from public OSHA ITA and BLS benchmark data, not an official OSHA rating or safety certification. Full formula and thresholds: Methodology.

Safety Insights for Recology Vallejo

Recology Vallejo operates an establishment with approximately 113 full-time equivalent workers in Vallejo, CA, classified under the Solid Waste Collection industry (NAICS 562111). Across 8 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 151 recordable injuries, 1 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 18.1 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the F letter grade (Failing Safety Record).

Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 2.6 for Solid Waste Collection, Recology Vallejo's workforce experiences 695% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked, a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers, so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR above the benchmark flags a higher-than-typical risk profile for jobseekers, insurers, and enforcement agencies to examine.

Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 8 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Recology Vallejo as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries, there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.

Verify This Employer with OSHA

All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Recology Vallejo's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 562111 - Solid Waste Collection.

DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)

DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.

9 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 243,447 hours worked = 7.39 DART

Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping

Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State

Benchmark TCR Source
Recology Vallejo (this establishment) 18.07 OSHA ITA Form 300A, 8-year avg
Garbage collection services industry avg 2.60 BLS IIF, NAICS 562111
California state avg (all industries) 5.64 OSHA ITA, state-level rollup

Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program

Reportable Incident Timeline

Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Recology Vallejo to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.

Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year TCR DART Injuries Illnesses Fatalities
2024 19.7 7.4 24 0 0
2023 17.6 7.0 20 0 0
2022 15.7 11.1 17 0 0
2021 18.9 15.8 18 0 0
2020 16.0 11.0 16 0 0
2019 21.4 12.7 22 0 0
2018 15.5 9.7 16 0 0
2017 19.7 16.6 18 1 0

What this grade means for you

Use this grade as a relative read on Recology Vallejo's reported OSHA injury record versus its Solid Waste Collection peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.

  • At 695% of the Solid Waste Collection benchmark, Recology Vallejo reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
  • Judge this record against the wider Solid Waste Collection sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
  • Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another

Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Recology Vallejo's safety grade?
Recology Vallejo has a safety grade of F (Failing Safety Record). This grade is based on their average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 18.1 compared to the BLS industry benchmark of 2.6 for Solid Waste Collection.
How is the safety grade calculated?
Safety grades are calculated by comparing an employer's average Total Case Rate (TCR) - the number of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers per year, against the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) industry benchmark. Grade A means significantly below average injury rates; grade F means significantly above average.
How many injuries has Recology Vallejo reported?
Recology Vallejo has reported 151 total injuries and 0 fatalities across 8 years of OSHA data (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017). This data comes from mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reports.
Where does PlainSafetyScore get its data?
All safety data comes from OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (ITA), which collects mandatory establishment-level injury and illness reports from employers with 250+ employees or those in high-hazard industries. Industry benchmarks are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program.

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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.

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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.