Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Indiana
Recycling Works
Elkhart, IN · ~69 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Recycling Works runs at 218% 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 Works: 4.8 TCR = 218% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Recycling Works safety composite
Recycling Works scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−1.3
2016→2023
Recycling Works injury rate improved
Recycling Works's TCR fell 1.3 from 6.4 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.4 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=6.0 · 2023=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Elkhart, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.8 · 218% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #34/55
- PHOTO Grade A Allstate
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Grade A Allstate (0.0 TCR gap)
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Recycling Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Recycling Works
4.8 TCR
- Grade A Allsta
Grade A Allstate
4.8 TCR
- Eugene Plant,
Eugene Plant, Redemption Center, Route Operations
4.8 TCR
- Integrated Rec
Integrated Recycling Technologies, Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Mat Services
Mat Services
4.8 TCR
What this shows Recycling Works averages 4.8 TCR (218% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Recycling Works TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=6 · 2023=5.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Recycling Works falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 55 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Indiana.
Recycling Works has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IN · Elkhart
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 401 employers in Elkhart, IN · 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 | Grade A Allstate | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eugene Plant, Redemption Center, Route Operations | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Integrated Recycling Technologies, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mat Services | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vectren Corporation - Vectren Technology Acceleration Center | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kennedy Tank & Manufacturing Co., Inc. Field Division | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coil Processors LLC | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henry C. Smither Roofing Co., Inc. | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Forest River, Inc. | 12,549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THOR MOTOR COACH | 2,437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elkhart Community Schools | 1,892 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HRV LLC | 1,692 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Standard Oil of Connecticut, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Muller Ag, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lowell General Hospital Saints | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CON | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Evans Tool & Die | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baierl Toyota | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Key Logo, Inc. | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dallas Progressive | 69 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.