Garbage collection services · Illinois
Republic Services Melrose Park
Melrose Park, IL · ~163 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Republic Services Melrose Park runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.
Republic Services Melrose Park: 5.1 TCR = 195% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Republic Services Melrose Park safety composite
Republic Services Melrose Park scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.6
2016→2024
Republic Services Melrose Park injury rate improved
Republic Services Melrose Park's TCR fell 2.6 from 5.0 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.0 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Melrose Park, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 195% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #65/143
- PHOTO Buena Park - EDCO
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 58 inj
- SIZE ~163 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Buena Park - EDCO (0.0 TCR gap)
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Republic Services Melrose Park in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Republic Services Melrose Park
5.1 TCR
- Buena Park - E
Buena Park - EDCO
5.1 TCR
- S04052 - WM of
S04052 - WM of Acadiana - Lafayette
5.1 TCR
- S04201 - WM of
S04201 - WM of Utah - Orem
5.1 TCR
- Stericycle - M
Stericycle - Maumelle,AR
5.1 TCR
What this shows Republic Services Melrose Park averages 5.1 TCR (195% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Republic Services Melrose Park TCR series: 2016=5 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 2.6
Where Republic Services Melrose Park falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #65 safest of 143 Garbage collection services employers in Illinois.
Republic Services Melrose Park has more employees than the Garbage 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IL · Melrose Park
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 96 employers in Melrose Park, IL · 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 | Buena Park - EDCO | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04052 - WM of Acadiana - Lafayette | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04201 - WM of Utah - Orem | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stericycle - Maumelle,AR | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid-American Growers | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Peter Baker & Son Co. | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atomatic Mechanical Services, Inc. | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Diebold Nixdorf Schaumburg IL | 163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jewel Distribution DC | 1,169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0032-0032-06651 FAC-06651-MELROSE PARK-IL | 1,106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | 923 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC - Ruby Street Plant | 714 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Warehouse | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goldman Equipment, LLC - Stacy | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stewart Richey Construction, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beauflor USA LLC | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Eagle #4088 | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mason | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FUJIFILM North America Corporation- Valhalla, NY | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RiceTec Alvin Research Station | 163 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.