Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · Puerto Rico
Stericycle - Carolina,PR
Carolina, PR · ~28 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Stericycle - Carolina,PR runs at 274% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal workplace, earning a grade F.
Stericycle - Carolina,PR: 7.1 TCR = 274% of Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Stericycle - Carolina,PR safety composite
Stericycle - Carolina,PR scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.8
2017→2024
Stericycle - Carolina,PR injury rate improved
Stericycle - Carolina,PR's TCR fell 4.8 from 16.5 in 2017 to 11.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 16.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=16.5 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2021=15.3 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=11.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562219 · Carolina, PR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 274% of ind
- DART 7.8 DART
- RANK P31
- PHOTO SOUTHWASTE EMPLOYMEN…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SOUTHWASTE EMPLOYMENT, LLC- Silver City (0.0 TCR gap)
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Stericycle - Carolina,PR in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BDS Waste Disp
BDS Waste Disposal, Inc.
7.2 TCR
- This site
Stericycle - Carolina,PR
7.1 TCR
- SOUTHWASTE EMP
SOUTHWASTE EMPLOYMENT, LLC- Silver City
7.1 TCR
- Daniels Sharps
Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Bronx
7 TCR
- Stericycle - C
Stericycle - Clinton,IL
7 TCR
What this shows Stericycle - Carolina,PR averages 7.1 TCR (274% of the Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal BLS benchmark).
Stericycle - Carolina,PR TCR series: 2017=16.5 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=0 · 2021=15.3 · 2022=4 · 2023=0 · 2024=11.7 · BLS 2.6
Where Stericycle - Carolina,PR falls in its industry
171 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treat establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Stericycle - Carolina,PR has fewer employees than the Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and D median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562219 · PR · Carolina
171 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,632 rated employers in Puerto Rico with headcount on file · 106 employers in Carolina, PR · 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 | SOUTHWASTE EMPLOYMENT, LLC- Silver City | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BDS Waste Disposal, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Bronx | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stericycle - Clinton,IL | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | D62 Puerto Rico | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VSoske, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caribe Recycling Corp. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Olein Recovery Site 1 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Genesis Security - Regiones | 4,698 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lilly Del Carbe Inc - Carolina | 1,082 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lilly Del Carbe Inc Carolina | 1,011 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Carolina | 966 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mobile Care Ambulance Services | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Piedmont Newton Hospital | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bills Superette #13 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Hignell Companies | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wasatch Residential | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Insulectro Londonderry | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monoflo International | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redwood Empire Woodland | 28 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.