Hazardous waste treatment facilities · Ohio
US Ecology Canton
Canton, OH · ~41 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Ecology Canton runs at 60% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hazardous waste treatment facilities workplace, earning a grade B.
US Ecology Canton: 1.6 TCR = 60% of Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Ecology Canton safety composite
US Ecology Canton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
US Ecology Canton: 0.0 → 2.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 4.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.8× in 2024
US Ecology Canton's TCR rose 2.8 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562211 · Canton, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 60% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #4/13
- PHOTO Middlesex Baekland
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Middlesex Baekland (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Ecology Canton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Ecology Canton
1.6 TCR
- Middlesex Baek
Middlesex Baekland
1.6 TCR
- Nortru, LLC
Nortru, LLC
1.6 TCR
- Heritage Therm
Heritage Thermal Services
1.5 TCR
- Clean Harbors
Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC 64RD
1.5 TCR
What this shows US Ecology Canton averages 1.6 TCR (60% of the Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS benchmark).
US Ecology Canton TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 2.6
Where US Ecology Canton falls in its industry
211 Hazardous waste treatment faci establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 13 Hazardous waste treatment faci employers in Ohio.
US Ecology Canton has fewer employees than the Hazardous waste treatment facilities median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562211 · OH · Canton
211 Hazardous waste treatment facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 330 employers in Canton, OH · 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 | Middlesex Baekland | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heritage Thermal Services | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clean Harbors Reidsville LLC 64RD | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nortru, LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Growers LLC | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hoover Gardens & Gifts | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Loadout Building | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harrison Hub FRAC | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aultman Main Campus | 3,796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aultman Hospital | 3,406 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center, Inc | 2,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hosp | 2,321 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Diagnostics : Beckman Coulter - Hialeah | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chesapeake Power | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Candlewood Suites Lansing Venture LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rick Case Fiat Alfa Romeo Maserati | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Huebert Fiberboard Inc. | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | US Ecology Indianapolis | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XWB | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XSP | 41 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.