Solid Waste Collection · Tennessee
Stericycle - Nashville,TN
Nashville, TN · ~51 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Stericycle - Nashville,TN runs at 144% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade D.
Stericycle - Nashville,TN: 3.8 TCR = 144% of Solid Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Stericycle - Nashville,TN safety composite
Stericycle - Nashville,TN scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
Stericycle - Nashville,TN held a steady TCR band
Stericycle - Nashville,TN's TCR held near 0.3 from 5.0 in 2019 to 4.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.0 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Nashville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.8 · 144% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #23/43
- PHOTO PACIFIC SANITATION I…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PACIFIC SANITATION INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Stericycle - Nashville,TN in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Stericycle - Nashville,TN
3.8 TCR
- PACIFIC SANITA
PACIFIC SANITATION INC.
3.8 TCR
- S04545 - Atlan
S04545 - Atlanta East Hauling
3.8 TCR
- 601 - Gautier
601 - Gautier
3.8 TCR
- Richmond 4965
Richmond 4965
3.8 TCR
What this shows Stericycle - Nashville,TN averages 3.8 TCR (144% of the Solid Waste Collection BLS benchmark).
Stericycle - Nashville,TN TCR series: 2019=5 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=0 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=2 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 2.6
Where Stericycle - Nashville,TN falls in its industry
2,322 Solid Waste Collection establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 43 Solid Waste Collection employers in Tennessee.
Stericycle - Nashville,TN has fewer employees than the Solid Waste Collection median and a lower 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 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · TN · Nashville
2,322 Solid Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 1,187 employers in Nashville, TN · 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 | PACIFIC SANITATION INC. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04545 - Atlanta East Hauling | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 601 - Gautier | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richmond 4965 | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Erwin Utilities | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Denark Construction, Inc. | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JOSEPH Construction Company, Inc. | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J. S. Haren Company | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parallon Enterprises, LLC | 15,267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | METROPOLITAN GOVT. OF NASHVILLE,& DAVIDSON COUNTY | 10,278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 9,049 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TriStar Centennial Medical Center | 3,106 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Panel Processing Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flint Ridge Healthcare, LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kent Precision Foods Group-Bolingbrook | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jamestown Scotland Ferry | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Huron OH FXFE-HUR | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mentor OH FXFE-MNT | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sherman TX FXFE-SHM | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waterloo IA FXFE-WTL | 51 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.