Employer · Colorado
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS)
Aurora, CO · ~58 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS) runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade D.
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS): 4.1 TCR = 158% of industry BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS) safety composite
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Rising injury rate
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS): 0.0 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2023
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS)'s TCR rose 5.3 from 0.0 in 2017 to 5.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562212 · Aurora, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 158% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO S10034 - Deep Six La…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S10034 - Deep Six Landfill (0.0 TCR gap)
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S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS)
4.1 TCR
- S10034 - Deep
S10034 - Deep Six Landfill
4.1 TCR
- Sunny Farms La
Sunny Farms Landfill
4.1 TCR
- S04008 - Twin
S04008 - Twin Bridges LF
4 TCR
- Modern Disposa
Modern Disposal Buffalo Recycle
4 TCR
What this shows S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS) averages 4.1 TCR (158% of the industry BLS benchmark).
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS) TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=9.5 · 2019=2 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=5.3 · BLS 2.6
Where S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS) falls in its industry
288 industry establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 industry employers in Colorado.
S04012 - Denver Arapahoe Disposal (DADS) has more employees than the industry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562212 · CO · Aurora
288 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 497 employers in Aurora, CO · 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 | S10034 - Deep Six Landfill | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sunny Farms Landfill | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04008 - Twin Bridges LF | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Modern Disposal Buffalo Recycle | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Medicine Man | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silverline Services Windsor | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | COLORADO STRUCTURES INC | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hyder Construction | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital Colorado | 6,663 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raytheon_Aurora_CO | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Primoris Renewable Energy | 1,695 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DEN5 | 1,601 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | South Burlington #228 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | King County Public Health | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson Al Dirt Cheap | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ward Manufacturing, LLC | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fabrication Associates Inc | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Watkins Concrete Block | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | iConstructors | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | River Rouge Power Plant | 58 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.