Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · California
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms
Thousand Palms, CA · ~22 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms: 3.9 TCR = 177% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms safety composite
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms: 0.0 → 7.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.8 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms's TCR rose 7.8 from 0.0 in 2018 to 7.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Thousand Palms, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 177% of ind
- DART 7.8 DART
- RANK #50/91
- PHOTO Auburn
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Auburn (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · California employers → · Look up another →
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms
3.9 TCR
- Auburn
Auburn
3.9 TCR
- Urban E Recycl
Urban E Recycling, Inc.
3.9 TCR
- Nevada Recycli
Nevada Recycling Henderson
3.9 TCR
- Glickman Metal
Glickman Metal Recycling, LLC
3.9 TCR
What this shows SA Recycling, Thousand Palms averages 3.9 TCR (177% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms TCR series: 2018=0 · 2024=7.8 · BLS 2.2
Where SA Recycling, Thousand Palms falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #50 safest of 91 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in California.
SA Recycling, Thousand Palms has fewer employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · CA · Thousand Palms
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 25 employers in Thousand Palms, CA · 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 | Auburn | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Urban E Recycling, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nevada Recycling Henderson | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Glickman Metal Recycling, LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LaGrande Farms | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Del Carlo Farms, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Linda Vista Farms | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MOUNTAIN VIEW FARM SHOP | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Conserve Landcare | 381 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SunLine Transit Agency | 366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PWLC II, INC. | 171 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pro Landscaping Inc | 121 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hope Network West Michigan | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westgate New York | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Rapids Transport Inc., | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chase Farms LLC (NM, AZ, TX) | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Intivity, Inc. - Syracuse Office | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nitterhouse Masonry Products- GS | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kalamazoo Block Plant | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Transport Service 60106 Denver | 22 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.