Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · Florida
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL
Lakeland, FL · ~83 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL runs at 443% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal workplace, earning a grade F.
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL: 11.5 TCR = 443% of Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL safety composite
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.23 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
−6.8
2017→2024
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL injury rate improved
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL's TCR fell 6.8 from 11.7 in 2017 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 16.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.7 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=11.7 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=14.5 · 2022=11.7 · 2023=16.8 · 2024=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562219 · Lakeland, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.5 · 443% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO Zbest
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 76 inj
- SIZE ~83 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Zbest (0.5 TCR gap)
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Stericycle - Lakeland,FL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Daniels Sharps
Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Westland
12.2 TCR
- Daniels Sharps
Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Fresno
12.2 TCR
- Zbest
Zbest
12 TCR
- This site
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL
11.5 TCR
- RENUoil of Ame
RENUoil of America Inc.
10.7 TCR
What this shows Stericycle - Lakeland,FL averages 11.5 TCR (443% of the Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal BLS benchmark).
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL TCR series: 2017=11.7 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=11.7 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=14.5 · 2022=11.7 · 2023=16.8 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 2.6
Where Stericycle - Lakeland,FL falls in its industry
171 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treat establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treat employers in Florida.
Stericycle - Lakeland,FL has more 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 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.5 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.1 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562219 · FL · Lakeland
171 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 426 employers in Lakeland, 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 | Zbest | 12.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Westland | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Fresno | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RENUoil of America Inc. | 10.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Parallel Florida | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M K HARVESTING INC | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pembroke Pines - OMI | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar Multi-Family - South Florida | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 5,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Distribution | 2,927 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Clinic | 1,651 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - KLAL | 1,210 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Store 2 | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Myrtle Point | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Midland TX | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LMI, Inc-Lodi | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JHB Corporate | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ellen Sagar Nursing Center | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OC Concrete, LLC | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RC Furniture | 83 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.