Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Georgia
Sims Atlanta
Union City, GA · ~44 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sims Atlanta runs at 145% 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.
Sims Atlanta: 3.2 TCR = 145% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sims Atlanta safety composite
Sims Atlanta scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.9
2022→2024
Sims Atlanta injury rate improved
Sims Atlanta's TCR fell 1.9 from 5.7 in 2022 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=5.7 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Union City, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.2 · 145% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #28/49
- PHOTO Trinity Metals - Kit…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trinity Metals - Kitley (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sims Atlanta in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sims Atlanta
3.2 TCR
- Trinity Metals
Trinity Metals - Kitley
3.2 TCR
- ERI Plainfield
ERI Plainfield, IN 595 Perry
3.2 TCR
- JI&M AutoShred
JI&M AutoShred of Louisiana
3.2 TCR
- Resource Recla
Resource Reclamation Toledo
3.2 TCR
What this shows Sims Atlanta averages 3.2 TCR (145% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Sims Atlanta TCR series: 2022=5.7 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Sims Atlanta falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 49 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Georgia.
Sims Atlanta has more 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 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · GA · Union City
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 49 employers in Union City, GA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
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.