Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · New York
Upstate Shredding
Owego, NY · ~158 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Upstate Shredding runs at 919% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Upstate Shredding: 20.2 TCR = 919% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Upstate Shredding safety composite
Upstate Shredding scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Upstate Shredding: 4.0 → 9.1 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 36.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.14× in 2023
Upstate Shredding's TCR rose 5.1 from 4.0 in 2020 to 9.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 36.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Owego, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 20.2 · 919% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #38/39
- PHOTO First Capital Fibers…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 107 inj
- SIZE ~158 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: First Capital Fibers, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Upstate Shredding in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- CASS NV, LLC
CASS NV, LLC
20.5 TCR
- This site
Upstate Shredding
20.2 TCR
- First Capital
First Capital Fibers, Inc
20.2 TCR
- Alandro Plasti
Alandro Plastic Resources LLC
19.9 TCR
- Mallin Compani
Mallin Companies, Inc.
19 TCR
What this shows Upstate Shredding averages 20.2 TCR (919% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Upstate Shredding TCR series: 2020=4 · 2021=36.9 · 2022=30.8 · 2023=9.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Upstate Shredding falls in its industry
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 39 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in New York.
Upstate Shredding has more 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 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30.8 | 21.9 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36.9 | 13.8 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · NY · Owego
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 21 employers in Owego, NY · 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 | First Capital Fibers, Inc | 20.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alandro Plastic Resources LLC | 19.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CASS NV, LLC | 20.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mallin Companies, Inc. | 19.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PIECE MANAGEMENT INC | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kubricky Construction Corp | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Winland Foods Inc. | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Skaneateles Plant | 158 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockheed Martin Corporation US NY Owego State Route 17C (1233) | 2,624 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Owego Campus (1233) | 2,586 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OACSD | 1,009 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaskill | 990 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Namaste Alzheimer Center | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 287181-Stl-Coyle Br | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Symphony Manor at Roland Park | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CDCR California State Prison Solano | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TerraFirma Foundation Systems | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OKC Processing Plant | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Muldrow Further Processing | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Timbers South Seas - MOV | 158 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.