Employer · Florida
S09489 - WM Indian River County
Vero Beach, FL · ~91 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
S09489 - WM Indian River County runs at 224% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade F.
S09489 - WM Indian River County: 5.8 TCR = 224% of industry BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
S09489 - WM Indian River County safety composite
S09489 - WM Indian River County scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
S09489 - WM Indian River County: 5.3 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 18.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2024
S09489 - WM Indian River County's TCR rose 1.5 from 5.3 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 18.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Vero Beach, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 224% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #103/155
- PHOTO Advanced Disposal - …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~91 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Advanced Disposal - Horicon (0.0 TCR gap)
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S09489 - WM Indian River County in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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S09489 - WM Indian River County
5.8 TCR
- Advanced Dispo
Advanced Disposal - Horicon
5.8 TCR
- Waste Pro 607
Waste Pro 607 - Southaven
5.8 TCR
- Advanced Dispo
Advanced Disposal - Lincoln Hauling
5.8 TCR
- Norton Hauling
Norton Hauling
5.8 TCR
What this shows S09489 - WM Indian River County averages 5.8 TCR (224% of the industry BLS benchmark).
S09489 - WM Indian River County TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=18.4 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 2.6
Where S09489 - WM Indian River County falls in its industry
2,322 industry establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #103 safest of 155 industry employers in Florida.
S09489 - WM Indian River County has more employees than the industry 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 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · FL · Vero Beach
2,322 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 148 employers in Vero Beach, FL · 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 | Advanced Disposal - Horicon | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waste Pro 607 - Southaven | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advanced Disposal - Lincoln Hauling | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Norton Hauling | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Tomato Growers, Ltd. - Farm Direct | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crystal River South Fossil Plant | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Turkey Point Plant Fossil | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ML3 Brevard Service Center | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CC INDIAN RIVER | 2,452 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | 2,161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indian River Memorial Hospital Inc | 2,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Piper Aircraft | 1,017 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Monterey Mushrooms, LLC. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dublin San Ramon Services District | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LaMettry's Collision - Lakeville | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saint Mary'S Regional Medical Center (Smmc) | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S06655 - WM of NY Buffalo West Seneca | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HP Hood Ice Cream Division | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EPPA Mercy Hospital | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Herrick & White, Ltd. | 91 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.