Recyclable material collection services · Kentucky

Recycling Express, Inc

Name: Recycling Express, Inc Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Florence, KY · ~88 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 7.7
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 1
Fatality

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The verdict

Recycling Express, Inc runs at 296% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable material collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

Recycling Express, Inc: 7.7 TCR = 296% of Recyclable material collection services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Recycling Express, Inc safety composite

Recycling Express, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 43% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).

26/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 7.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 27% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.92 per 100 workers

Safer than 43% of industry peers
Fatalities: F 1

Safer than 2% 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

−6.9

2016→2022

Recycling Express, Inc injury rate improved

Recycling Express, Inc's TCR fell 6.9 from 12.1 in 2016 to 5.2 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 12.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=12.1 · 2017=10.8 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=5.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Florence, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 296% of ind

DART 3.9 DART
RANK #34/45
PHOTO S03752 - WM - Laramie
BOOK 4y book
INJ 29 inj
SIZE ~88 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: S03752 - WM - Laramie (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Recycling Express, Inc averages 7.7 TCR (296% of the Recyclable material collection services BLS benchmark).

Recycling Express, Inc TCR series: 2016=12.1 · 2017=10.8 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=5.2 · BLS 2.6

Where Recycling Express, Inc falls in its industry

2,322 Recyclable material collection establishments

Safer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 45 Recyclable material collection employers in Kentucky.

Recycling Express, Inc (88 employees, TCR 7.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Recycling Express, Inc has more employees than the Recyclable material collection services 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	Fatalities
2022	5.2	3.9	4	1
2021	2.6	1.3	4	0
2017	10.8	2.2	10	0
2016	12.1	7.7	11	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · KY · Florence

2,322 Recyclable material collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 181 employers in Florence, KY · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	S03752 - WM - Laramie	CICERO, IL	7.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Dependable Disposal/Morgan Rubbish Removal	SYRACUSE, NY	7.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Parks Mt Union	MT UNION, PA	7.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	BRI	BRIDGEWATER, NJ	7.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Ranger Steel Inc.	MAYSVILLE	88 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hill's Electric, LLC	FRANKFORT	88 FTE
STATE-SIZE	USA KY Louisville Bluegrass	LOUISVILLE	88 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Ernie Davis & Sons Mechanical, Inc.	OWENSBORO	88 FTE
CITY-NEAR	St Elizabeth Healthcare Florence	Florence	826 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Jabil CVG	Florence	795 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Robert Bosch Automotive Steering, LLC	Florence	687 FTE
CITY-NEAR	AS - Automotive Steering	Florence	651 FTE
NAT-TCR	Swire Coca-Cola of Yuma	Yuma, AZ	7.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Weitsman Recycling LLC	Owego, NY	7.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Main	Placerville, CA	7.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Sutter Medical Foundation (185-267)	Jackson, CA	7.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	WV-Quincy SNF OPCO, LLC	Quincy, MA	88 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Wolfe Living Center	Harrah, OK	88 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ball Metalpack - Corporate HQ - Broomfield, CO	Broomfield, CO	88 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Grand Hotel Minot	Minot, ND	88 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, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.