Materials recovery facilities (MRF) · Florida
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, FL · ~66 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Materials recovery facilities (MRF) workplace, earning a grade B.
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach: 1.9 TCR = 75% of Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS 2.6 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach safety composite
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−1.1
2023→2024
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach injury rate improved
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach's TCR fell 1.1 from 2.5 in 2023 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=2.5 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · West Palm Beach, FL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 75% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/25
- PHOTO S05930 - Houston Cla…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S05930 - Houston Clay Road MRF (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- S08883 - Sacra
S08883 - Sacramento Recycling
2 TCR
- S06627 - Wi Mi
S06627 - Wi Milwaukee A-1
2 TCR
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Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach
1.9 TCR
- S05930 - Houst
S05930 - Houston Clay Road MRF
1.9 TCR
- S09188 - Azusa
S09188 - Azusa Transfer Station and MRF
1.9 TCR
What this shows Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach averages 1.9 TCR (75% of the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) BLS benchmark).
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach TCR series: 2023=2.5 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 2.6
Where Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach falls in its industry
422 Materials recovery facilities establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 25 Materials recovery facilities employers in Florida.
Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) - West Palm Beach has more employees than the Materials recovery facilities (MRF) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · FL · West Palm Beach
422 Materials recovery facilities (MRF) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 446 employers in West Palm 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 | S05930 - Houston Clay Road MRF | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S09188 - Azusa Transfer Station and MRF | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S08883 - Sacramento Recycling | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S06627 - Wi Milwaukee A-1 | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Bean Packers, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PPE Plant Port Everglades | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MTN STN STU Storeroom | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clark Service Center | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spar Business Services | 7,516 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Lab Services | 3,838 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-947 | 1,719 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 947 ST MARY S MEDICAL CENTER | 1,699 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Freeborn County | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Schreiber Foods Inc. - Grand Rapids | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gipson Steel, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Good Metals Company | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Life Care Center of LaGrange | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | T&C Contracting | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delacruz Farm Labor Contracting | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Victor Stanley | 66 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.