Refuse collection services · Indiana

Republic Services Chesterton

Name: Republic Services Chesterton Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Chesterton, IN · ~65 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.5
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Republic Services Chesterton runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Refuse collection services workplace, earning a grade C.

Republic Services Chesterton: 2.5 TCR = 97% of Refuse collection services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Republic Services Chesterton safety composite

Republic Services Chesterton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

70/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 2.52 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers
DART rate: C 1.52 per 100 workers

Safer than 71% 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

Republic Services Chesterton: 2.6 → 3.0 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 3.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.6× in 2024

Republic Services Chesterton's TCR rose 0.4 from 2.6 in 2020 to 3.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Chesterton, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.5 · 97% of ind

DART 1.5 DART
RANK #9/71
PHOTO CR&R Incorporated Ph…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~65 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: CR&R Incorporated Phelan (0.0 TCR gap)

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CSI of Western

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2.5

What this shows Republic Services Chesterton averages 2.5 TCR (97% of the Refuse collection services BLS benchmark).

Republic Services Chesterton TCR series: 2020=2.6 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=3 · 2024=3 · BLS 2.6

Where Republic Services Chesterton falls in its industry

2,322 Refuse collection services establishments

Safer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 71 Refuse collection services employers in Indiana.

Republic Services Chesterton (65 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Republic Services Chesterton has more employees than the Refuse collection services median and a lower 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
2024	3.0	1.5	2
2023	3.0	1.5	2
2022	1.4	1.4	1
2020	2.6	1.3	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · IN · Chesterton

2,322 Refuse collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 27 employers in Chesterton, IN · 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	CR&R Incorporated Phelan	PHELAN, CA	2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CSI of Western Kentucky	OWENSBORO, KY	2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Stericycle - South Point,OH	SOUTH POINT, OH	2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sun Street Transfer Station	SALINAS, CA	2.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	FTWN NE Svc Ctr	NEW HAVEN	65 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Runnebohm Construction Company Inc	SHELBYVILLE	65 FTE
STATE-SIZE	TELECOM PLACEMENT INC	ZIONSVILLE	65 FTE
STATE-SIZE	COMBDRIN-IndyEast	INDIANAPOLIS	65 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Urschel	Chesterton	447 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Urschel Laboratories	Chesterton	442 FTE
CITY-NEAR	5472-000003189	Chesterton	170 FTE
CITY-NEAR	5472-000001189	Chesterton	167 FTE
NAT-TCR	Plant 1	Shelby Township, MI	2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Store 1375	Dothan, AL	2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Store 1354	Hardeeville, SC	2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Holden Lumber	Holden, LA	2.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Steamboat Springs	Steamboat Springs, CO	65 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Angels Camp	Angels Camp, CA	65 FTE
NAT-SIZE	USA Calhoun GA Marine	Calhoun, GA	65 FTE
NAT-SIZE	20022 Denver Distribution Center	Aurora, CO	65 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020. 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.