Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Michigan
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI · ~30 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan runs at 847% 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.
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan: 18.6 TCR = 847% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan safety composite
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
13/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 20.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan: 13.8 → 33.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 33.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2024
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan's TCR rose 20.0 from 13.8 in 2022 to 33.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.6 · 847% of ind
- DART 20.3 DART
- RANK #62/62
- PHOTO Butts Recycling, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Butts Recycling, Inc. (0.3 TCR gap)
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Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mallin Compani
Mallin Companies, Inc.
19 TCR
- rePlanet LLC
rePlanet LLC
18.9 TCR
- This site
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan
18.6 TCR
- Butts Recyclin
Butts Recycling, Inc.
18.3 TCR
- AIM Recycling
AIM Recycling Erie, LLC
18 TCR
What this shows Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan averages 18.6 TCR (847% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan TCR series: 2022=13.8 · 2023=8.2 · 2024=33.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #62 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Michigan.
Recycling Concepts of Western Michigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.9 | 20.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · MI · Grand Rapids
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, MI · 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 | Butts Recycling, Inc. | 18.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | rePlanet LLC | 18.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mallin Companies, Inc. | 19.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AIM Recycling Erie, LLC | 18.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kitchen Farms, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Revolution Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TES Filer City Station | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Fermi II Nuclear Power Plant Project | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Knox County Association for Remarkable Citizens - Dove Manufacturing Plant 1 | 18.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation | 18.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Washington Center | 18.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0719 Omaha | 18.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bradley & Son's, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clark Trailer Service INC. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Univenture, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Montecito Water District | 30 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.