Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Pennsylvania

Recycle Source, LLC

Pittsburgh, PA · ~30 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.8
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Recycle Source, LLC runs at 310% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Recycle Source, LLC: 6.8 TCR = 310% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Recycle Source, LLC safety composite

Recycle Source, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).

D

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.83 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% 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%).

TCR Δ

−9.8

2016→2022

Recycle Source, LLC injury rate improved

Recycle Source, LLC's TCR fell 9.8 from 16.3 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 16.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=16.3 · 2017=6.5 · 2018=6.2 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=6.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Pittsburgh, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.8 · 310% of ind

  • DART 3.2 DART
  • RANK #38/62
  • PHOTO Gibson Iron and Meta…
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 13 inj
  • SIZE ~30 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Gibson Iron and Metal Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Recycle Source, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Recycle Source, LLC averages 6.8 TCR (310% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

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

Recycle Source, LLC TCR series: 2016=16.3 · 2017=6.5 · 2018=6.2 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=6.4 · BLS 2.2

Where Recycle Source, LLC falls in its industry

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishments

Safer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Pennsylvania.

Recycle Source, LLC (30 employees, TCR 6.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0 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 020406080100 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Recycle Source, LLC
Recycle Source, LLC (30 employees, TCR 6.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Recycle Source, LLC has fewer employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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
2022 6.4 3.2 2 0 0
2021 3.3 3.3 1 0 0
2020 5.2 5.2 2 0 0
2019 3.9 3.9 1 0 0
2018 6.2 6.2 2 0 0
2017 6.5 2.2 3 0 0
2016 16.3 8.1 2 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · PA · Pittsburgh

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,170 employers in Pittsburgh, PA · 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 Gibson Iron and Metal Inc. 6.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Metaltech Recycling LLC 6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tucson Iron and Metal 6.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR ERI Goodyear, AZ 6.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Esbenshade Maytown 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE BJE Poultry 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE Superior Energy Resources, LLC 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE Panda Patriot, LLC 30 FTE
CITY-NEAR United States Steel COrporation 15,229 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Pittsburgh- Oakland 14,135 FTE
CITY-NEAR UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (PUH) 13,900 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Pittsburgh-Oakland 13,208 FTE
NAT-TCR 2904-CDS-MN 6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR W.G. Valenzuela Drywall & Paint 6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital 6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Windsor Manor Nursing Facility - 007 6.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Gainesville, GA 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE Russellville Home Base 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE Valvoline - College Park Facility 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE Davannis Inc. Rogers 30 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: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.