Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services)
West Chicago, IL · ~200 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services): 1.1 TCR = 51% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) safety composite
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services): 1.1 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.22× in 2024
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services)'s TCR rose 0.8 from 1.1 in 2022 to 1.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · West Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.1 · 51% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #7/62
- PHOTO Liberty Tire Recycli…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~200 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Liberty Tire Recycling - Sanford, NC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services)
1.1 TCR
- Liberty Tire R
Liberty Tire Recycling - Sanford, NC
1.1 TCR
- Pratt Recyclin
Pratt Recycling-Atlanta West
1.1 TCR
- Smm Group Hous
Smm Group Houston
1.1 TCR
- SA Recycling,
SA Recycling, Fontana
1.1 TCR
What this shows Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) averages 1.1 TCR (51% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) TCR series: 2022=1.1 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Illinois.
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) 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 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IL · West Chicago
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West Chicago, IL · 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 | Liberty Tire Recycling - Sanford, NC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pratt Recycling-Atlanta West | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smm Group Houston | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SA Recycling, Fontana | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JBEC | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anning-Johnson Company Illinois | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Axium Foods, Inc | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sensient Flavors - Amboy | 200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Farrelli's Point Ruston | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oxford Properties, LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Test Devices, Business Unit of Schenck USA Corp. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Behler-Young Company - Grand Rapids | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ravago Manufacturing Americas Manchester | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Owings Mills | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delek-Krotz Springs Refinery | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PowderMonarch, LLC | 200 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.