Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal · Arizona
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ
Tempe, AZ · ~49 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ runs at 355% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal workplace, earning a grade F.
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ: 9.2 TCR = 355% of Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ safety composite
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−1.5
2020→2024
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ injury rate improved
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ's TCR fell 1.5 from 8.7 in 2020 to 7.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=8.7 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=7.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562219 · Tempe, AZ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 355% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK P17
- PHOTO Waste Industries Dee…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Waste Industries Deep Run (0.0 TCR gap)
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Stericycle - Tempe,AZ in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Stericycle - S
Stericycle - Springhill,LA
9.5 TCR
- This site
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ
9.2 TCR
- Waste Industri
Waste Industries Deep Run
9.2 TCR
- SOUTHWASTE EMP
SOUTHWASTE EMPLOYMENT, LLC- Hurst
9.2 TCR
- Daniels Sharps
Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Orlando
8.9 TCR
What this shows Stericycle - Tempe,AZ averages 9.2 TCR (355% of the Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal BLS benchmark).
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ TCR series: 2020=8.7 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 2.6
Where Stericycle - Tempe,AZ falls in its industry
171 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treat establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Stericycle - Tempe,AZ 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 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562219 · AZ · Tempe
171 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 569 employers in Tempe, AZ · 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 | Waste Industries Deep Run | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SOUTHWASTE EMPLOYMENT, LLC- Hurst | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stericycle - Springhill,LA | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. Orlando | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2349-Eloy, AZ | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2349-Eloy, AZ (Monsanto Co.) | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sierra Vista Business Office | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utilities - Water Distribution | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SALT RIVER PROJECT DISTRICT VALLEY | 4,655 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 202376 | 4,627 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Valley Plants and Offices | 4,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IES Communications, LLC | 3,432 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1953 - Four Points | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1949 - Morgantown | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cass County Road Commission | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Artis Senior Living of Yardley | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Piggly Wiggly 186 | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Southern Wood - Mobile | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cole Eye Institute Beachwood | 49 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.