Solid Waste Collection · California
Stericycle - San Diego,CA
San Diego, CA · ~40 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Stericycle - San Diego,CA runs at 409% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Solid Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.
Stericycle - San Diego,CA: 10.6 TCR = 409% of Solid Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Stericycle - San Diego,CA safety composite
Stericycle - San Diego,CA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% 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
−9.5
2017→2024
Stericycle - San Diego,CA injury rate improved
Stericycle - San Diego,CA's TCR fell 9.5 from 11.4 in 2017 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 28.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.4 · 2018=14.2 · 2019=28.1 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=11.7 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · San Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.6 · 409% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #179/247
- PHOTO TDS Georgetown
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TDS Georgetown (0.0 TCR gap)
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Stericycle - San Diego,CA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Stericycle - San Diego,CA
10.6 TCR
- TDS Georgetown
TDS Georgetown
10.6 TCR
- Whiteland Haul
Whiteland Hauling
10.6 TCR
- S10065 - Knoxv
S10065 - Knoxville West
10.6 TCR
- S05170 - WM of
S05170 - WM of the Rockies - Crested Butte/Gunnison
10.6 TCR
What this shows Stericycle - San Diego,CA averages 10.6 TCR (409% of the Solid Waste Collection BLS benchmark).
Stericycle - San Diego,CA TCR series: 2017=11.4 · 2018=14.2 · 2019=28.1 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=11.7 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 2.6
Where Stericycle - San Diego,CA falls in its industry
2,322 Solid Waste Collection establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #179 safest of 247 Solid Waste Collection employers in California.
Stericycle - San Diego,CA 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 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28.1 | 21.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.2 | 10.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · CA · San Diego
2,322 Solid Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, CA · 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 | TDS Georgetown | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Whiteland Hauling | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S10065 - Knoxville West | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S05170 - WM of the Rockies - Crested Butte/Gunnison | 10.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stackhouse Brothers | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PISTACHIO HARVESTING, INC. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Watsonville/San Juan Bautista | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gomez Growers | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Department | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Y.B.Welding Inc | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Artis Senior Living of Princeton Junction | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Van Buren Emergency Medical Services | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stericycle - Kansas City,KS | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Records & Valuation | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schutt's Apple Mill and Country Store, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Winston Salem | 40 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.