Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Idaho

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell

Caldwell, ID · ~26 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.9
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell runs at 315% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell: 6.9 TCR = 315% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell safety composite

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).

D

36/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.92 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.68 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−7.1

2020→2023

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell injury rate improved

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell's TCR fell 7.1 from 12.4 in 2020 to 5.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=12.4 · 2021=9.9 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Caldwell, ID ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 315% of ind

  • DART 2.7 DART
  • RANK #2/4
  • PHOTO Girard
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~26 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Girard (0.0 TCR gap)

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United Metals Recycling-Caldwell in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows United Metals Recycling-Caldwell averages 6.9 TCR (315% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell TCR series: 2020=12.4 · 2021=9.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.3 · BLS 2.2

Where United Metals Recycling-Caldwell falls in its industry

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishments

Safer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Idaho alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Idaho.

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell (26 employees, TCR 6.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 020406080100 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate United Metals Recycling-Caldwell
United Metals Recycling-Caldwell (26 employees, TCR 6.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

United Metals Recycling-Caldwell has fewer employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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
2023 5.3 2.7 2 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 9.9 6.6 2 1 0
2020 12.4 12.4 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · ID · Caldwell

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,774 rated employers in Idaho with headcount on file · 118 employers in Caldwell, ID · 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 Girard 6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Synergy Electronics Recycling 6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Nickco Recycling 6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Staiman Recycling Corporation 6.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Caldwell ID Orchard 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE Boise Valley Feeders, LLC 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE Twin Falls District Office 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE Estech, LLC. 26 FTE
CITY-NEAR West Valley Medical Center 564 FTE
CITY-NEAR FG Idaho Plant - Caldwell 519 FTE
CITY-NEAR JR Simplot - Food - Idaho Plant 510 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 2780 439 FTE
NAT-TCR Moorestown - Mark1 6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Kroy Industries Inc. 6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Boys Town New England 6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR 4026 Roberts Wesleyan College 6.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE 709 21st Avenue 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rme Concrete Pumpers, Inc. 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Century Sign Builders 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rogers Homewood Suites 26 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.