Solid Waste Collection · Washington
Stericycle - Kent,WA
Kent, WA · ~37 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Stericycle - Kent,WA runs at 239% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.
Stericycle - Kent,WA: 6.2 TCR = 239% of Solid Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Stericycle - Kent,WA safety composite
Stericycle - Kent,WA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−2.3
2017→2024
Stericycle - Kent,WA injury rate improved
Stericycle - Kent,WA's TCR fell 2.3 from 5.5 in 2017 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.5 · 2018=12.3 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Kent, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.2 · 239% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #14/28
- PHOTO S04156 - WM of AL - …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S04156 - WM of AL - Opelika (0.0 TCR gap)
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Stericycle - Kent,WA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Stericycle - Kent,WA
6.2 TCR
- S04156 - WM of
S04156 - WM of AL - Opelika
6.2 TCR
- ShelterClean S
ShelterClean Sun Valley Route Svc
6.2 TCR
- Mold Zero LLC
Mold Zero LLC
6.2 TCR
- GFL Environmen
GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Sterling Heights
6.2 TCR
What this shows Stericycle - Kent,WA averages 6.2 TCR (239% of the Solid Waste Collection BLS benchmark).
Stericycle - Kent,WA TCR series: 2017=5.5 · 2018=12.3 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 2.6
Where Stericycle - Kent,WA falls in its industry
2,322 Solid Waste Collection establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 28 Solid Waste Collection employers in Washington.
Stericycle - Kent,WA has fewer employees than the Solid Waste Collection median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · WA · Kent
2,322 Solid Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 367 employers in Kent, WA · 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 | S04156 - WM of AL - Opelika | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ShelterClean Sun Valley Route Svc | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mold Zero LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GFL Environmental USA Inc. - Sterling Heights | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | G & D Wallace, Inc | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Naumes, Inc. Pateros Orchard | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pasco Farm - Burbank | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Janicki Logging & Construction Co., Inc. | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Origin | 3,939 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BFI4 | 2,994 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFI4 | 2,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WA006 | 2,529 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Byron Independent School District | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S04156 - WM of AL - Opelika | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ComServ Creative Opportunities | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MFE-D | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stericycle - Toledo,OH | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MLS-2 Los Angeles | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Santa Fe Delivery | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richmond South | 37 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.