Waste transfer stations, nonhazardous solid · Washington
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc.
Ferndale, WA · ~39 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. runs at 545% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Waste transfer stations, nonhazardous solid workplace, earning a grade F.
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc.: 14.2 TCR = 545% of Waste transfer stations, nonhazardous solid BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. safety composite
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 16.25 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
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc.: 14.1 → 19.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 19.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.15× in 2024
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc.'s TCR rose 5.4 from 14.1 in 2022 to 19.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Ferndale, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.2 · 545% of ind
- DART 16.3 DART
- RANK #26/28
- PHOTO LaGrange Sanitation
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LaGrange Sanitation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc.
14.2 TCR
- LaGrange Sanit
LaGrange Sanitation
14.2 TCR
- WR - Trash Inc
WR - Trash Inc.
14.2 TCR
- Morgan Sanitat
Morgan Sanitation - Apple Valley Waste
14.2 TCR
- Recology Yuba
Recology Yuba Sutter
14.2 TCR
What this shows Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. averages 14.2 TCR (545% of the Waste transfer stations, nonhazardous solid BLS benchmark).
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. TCR series: 2022=14.1 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=19.5 · BLS 2.6
Where Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. falls in its industry
2,322 Waste transfer stations, nonha establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 28 Waste transfer stations, nonha employers in Washington.
Recycling & Disposal Services, Inc. has fewer employees than the Waste transfer stations, nonhazardous so 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 | 19.5 | 16.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · WA · Ferndale
2,322 Waste transfer stations, nonhazardous solid employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 51 employers in Ferndale, WA · 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 | LaGrange Sanitation | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WR - Trash Inc. | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morgan Sanitation - Apple Valley Waste | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Recology Yuba Sutter | 14.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lookout Point | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VAIL AREA | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Defender | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PSE, BAK - Baker River Office | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Silver Reef Hotel Casino and Spa | 640 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cascade Dafo, Inc | 282 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery | 279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Refinery Services, Inc | 234 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Del Monte Capitol Meat Company LLC- San Francisco | 14.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DFO2 | 14.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crypton HQ | 14.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Webb City Health and Rehabilitation Center | 14.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Allina Health Brooklyn Park Clinic | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Allina Health Hastings Nininger Road Clinic | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boulder Scientific Company SP | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Running Logistics LLC | 39 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.